A Bumble Bee gathers pollen and nectar from the flowers of a lavender plant. They live in small colonies and only young queens survive the winter


A Bumble Bee gathers pollen and nectar from the flowers of a lavender plant. They live in small colonies and only young queens survive the winter to start a new colony


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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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