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Swarming Bees - Update - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2007 Kenneth Dwain Harrelson

Swarming Bees - Update - Apis mellifera
Norris City, White County, Illinois, USA
March 22, 2007
Size: Hive
Here is another view of the hive the swarming bees from last year had made in a hollow tree. This image is not cropped - I was only about a foot away, taking shot after shot. It wasn't until after I had finished that I realized I had been wearing loose shorts. What would have happened if one flew up them?

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Contributed by Kenneth Dwain Harrelson on 23 March, 2007 - 1:16am
Last updated 26 June, 2007 - 12:58pm

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