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Honey Bee in January - Apis mellifera - female

Honey Bee in January - Apis mellifera - Female
Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
January 27, 2006
Size: 1/4 to 1/2 inch
This image turned out so much better than the one I had posted that I frassed the other and posted this to take its place.

Notice the pollen on the hind leg.


Nectaring on Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata).