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Honey Bee - Apis mellifera Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA June 27, 2009
I believe that this is just a plain old Honey Bee.
For an imperiled insect, there were hundreds, if not thousands, yesterday at this formal garden.
Contributed by Rich Kelly on 28 June, 2009 - 8:23am |