Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen from the flower of an apple tree, Germany

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen and nectar from Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum). Perthshire, Scotland, July.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen and nectar from Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum). Perthshire, Scotland, July. Did you know? A worker Honeybee will only produce a 12t...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on nectar of Borage (Borago officinalis) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK. May

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen sacs flying towards a Scentless mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum) flower in order to feed, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, July. 2020VISION Exhibition. Did...

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hovering near Snowberry flowers (Symphoricarpos sp.) in Parade gardens park, with city buildings in the background, Bath, England, UK, June

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Pink asters (Aster novae-angliae) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, September. Did you know? A honey bee will travel six miles or more on a single foraging flig...

Simon Colmer / Honeybee workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis (Apis mellifera) Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) returning to hive and communicating nectar source to other workers, Sussex, UK

Simon Colmer / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) workers exchanging food - known as trophallaxis, Sussex, UK

Sven Zacek / Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) flying around the entrance to their (domestic) hive. Estonia, Europe, June.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Bee keeper, Richard Emery, attending Honey bee (Apis mellifera) beehive at a heathland site in Suffolk, UK, August 2011. Model released

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera) in beehive, Suffolk, UK, August

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) beehives sited on edge of heathland for premium heather honey production, Suffolk, UK, August 2011.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera) entering and leaving hive at a heathland site, Suffolk, UK, August

Mark Bowler / Beekeeper looking at the comb of a Honeybee (Apis mellifera) nest. Scotland, UK, May 2010. Model released.

Mark Bowler / Honeybees (Apis mellifera) on honeycomb. Scotland, UK, May 2010.

Diane McAllister / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching a red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow of wildflowers. Nevada, USA, July

Laurent Geslin / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hovering over a purple flower. Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Honey bees (Apis melifera) flying in city. Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) flying through the city. Paris, France

Adrian Davies / Colourful Honey bee (Apis mellifera) hives in fields, Crete, Greece. July 2010

Russell Cooper / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding from Lavender (Lavandula) flowers, Mayfield Lavender Farm, North Downs, Surrey, UK, July

Laurent Geslin / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm in flight near buildings, Paris, France

Stephen Dalton / Honeybees (Apis mellifera) on new frame in beehive, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to Ceanothus flowers, UK. Controlled conditions.

Stephen Dalton / Swarm of Honey bees (Apis mellifera) UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) filling honey storage cells in hive, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) filling honey storage cells in the hive, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) working at comb, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) group of four drinking water, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bee {Apis mellifera} landing on alighting board of hive, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) in flight over Ceanothus flowers, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on borage flower, UK

Mark Bowler / Close-up of Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flower

Mark Bowler / Worker Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with pollen sac on back leg

Kim Taylor / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) queen surrounded by workers as she lays an egg in a cell at the edge of the comb, UK

Solvin Zankl / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm, Germany

Kim Taylor / Honey Bee {Apis mellifera} worker face portrait, Surrey, England.

Solvin Zankl / Honey dripping from nest of Giant honey bee (Apis dorsata binghami) that has been cut from tree before being squeezed to harvest wild honey, North Pamona sub-district, Sulawesi, Indonesia

John B Free / Honey bee queen cells and pupae (Apis mellifera) - cells opened to show pupae

Kim Taylor / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) worker visiting Rosebay flowers, Surrey, UK.

Kim Taylor / Honey bee [Apis mellifera] worker in flight - two bees in background

Kim Taylor / Rear view of Honey bee [Apis mellifera] worker in flight

Kim Taylor / Honey bee workers {Apis mellifera} flying towards flower, Digital composite, UK.

Rod Clarke / John Downer Produ / Alcohol drinkers - Honeybees enjoy a tipple of fermented sap of lime trees (Resolution restriction - image digitised from film, 'Weird Nature' tv series)

Martin Gabriel / European Honeybee Queen laying eggs surrounded by workers {Apis mellifera}

Kim Taylor / Honey bee {Apis mellifera} worker with full pollen sacs executing 'waggle dance' to indicate food source, UK

Kim Taylor / Honey Bee worker with full pollen sacs executing waggle dance, UK. {Apis mellifera}

Pete Oxford / Honey bees in hive {Apis mellifera} Ecuador.

Hans Christoph Kappel / Honey bee in flight {Apis mellifera} Europe

John B Free / Honey Bee stinging human (Apis mellifera)

TIM MARTIN / African (killer) honey bee (Apis mellifera). Costa Rica, Central America

John B Free / Honey bees around Queen bee cell containing larva.

Pete Oxford / Honey bees in hive {Apis mellifera} Ecuador

Dario Novellino / Villagers with honeycomb, Palawan, Philippines

Nick Upton / Carrion crow (Corvus corone) young with a Honey bee (Apis mellifera) held in its beak on grassy lawn, St James's Park, London, UK, September.

Paul Hobson / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting Grape hyacinth, Sheffield, UK

Paul Hobson / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting Grape hyacinth, Sheffield, UK

Paul Hobson / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting Grape hyacinth, Sheffield, UK, April

Paul Hobson / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) visiting Grape hyacinth, Sheffield, UK, April

Fabrice Cahez / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) bee foraging on ivy (Hedera helix) flower. Vosges, France, October.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic at his Honey bee (Apis mellifera) farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstra / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) at prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic's farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic at his Honey bee (Apis mellifera) farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic with his Honey bees (Apis mellifera) at farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia, June 2012

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic at his Honey bee (Apis mellifera) farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic at his Honey bee (Apis mellifera) farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic at his Honey bee (Apis mellifera) farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / Prize winning bee keeper Sanjin Zarkovic at his Honey bee (Apis mellifera) farm in Melnice, Velebit Nature Park, Rewilding Europe area, Velebit mountains, Croatia

Jabruson / 'Molinda' tree trunk with wave bark patterns (Lonchocarpus sp) lots of rainforest species eat the leaves, fruit and seeds of this species. Bees often use this species of tree to build their nests and...

David Kjaer / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) swarm on tree branch. Wiltshire, England, May.

John B Free / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) tending to a cell at the nest. The bee will provision the cell with pollen and nectar ('bee bread') from its pollen basket or 'corbicula'.

Shibai Xiao / Beekeeper next to hive, national nature reserve, China, July 2007.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen and nectar from Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum). Perthshire, Scotland, July.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen and nectar from Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum). Perthshire, Scotland, July.

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) collecting pollen and nectar from Scentless Mayweed (Tripleurospermum inodorum). Perthshire, Scotland, July. Did you know? A healthy bee hive in summer will have up...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Worker honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on nectar of Borage (Borago officinalis) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm, Cambridgeshire, UK. May. Did you know? Honeybees can communicate t...

MYN / Alfonso Lario / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on flowers of Giant orchid (Himantoglossum / Barlia robertiana) urban, Alicante, Spain, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Waters / Close up of honeycomb from Honey bee hive (Apis mellifera) showing hexagonal pattern of cells filled with liquid honey, Qatar, Arabian Gulf, May

Adrian Davies / Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flying towards Himalayan balsam (Impatiens glandulifera) Surrey, England, August.

Sandesh Kadur / Bee keeping in Coorg / Kodagu, now famous for its rich honey, Western Ghats, Karnataka, Southern India.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Bee hives placed to encourage the local bee population and pollination of the heather heathland, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Bee hives placed to encourage the local bee population and pollination of the heather heathland, Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, September

Andy Sands / Honeybee (Apis mellifera) on buddleia flower. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / European honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker flying towards a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in a conservation margin in order to feed, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK,...

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker alighting on a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve in order to feed, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker feeding on nectar from Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flowers in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) worker alighting on a Scorpionweed (Phacelia tancetifolia) flower in conservation margin at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve in order to feed, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, May

Nick Turner / Macro shot of honey bee comb showing pollen-filled cells, UK, June 2011.

MYN / David Hunter / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) flying to Blackberry bush (Rubus fruticosa) flowers, Sierra Nevada Mountains, California, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Snowberry flowers (Symphoricarpos sp.) in Parade gardens park, with city buildings in the background, Bath, England, UK, June

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bees (Apis mellifera) foraging on Pink asters (Aster novae-angliae) in garden, Wiltshire, England, UK, September . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Common privet flowers (Ligustrum vulgare), with person in the background, Royal Crescent, Bath, England, UK, June

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on Common privet flowers (Ligustrum vulgare), with person in the background, Royal Crescent, Bath, England, UK, June