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Is this a Bee? - Apis mellifera

Is this a Bee? - Apis mellifera
47.630872N 52.68775W, Northeast Avalon, Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
April 16, 2014
Size: Est. 1.5 cm
Surprised to see this out so early in the year. Some snow still on the ground. Found on a garage door window.

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Is this a Bee? - Apis mellifera Is this a Bee? - Apis mellifera Is this a Bee? - Apis mellifera

Active all winter
Honey bee hives send out scouts all winter. When the scouts find something to eat they tell the rest of the hive.

a honey bee
Moved from Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees.
First for Newfoundland/Laborador in April on BG.

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