An early emerging Queen Large White-tailed Bumble-Bee gathers nectar from the profusion of blooms on the spring Blackthorn. Mated Queens hibernate

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An early emerging Queen Large White-tailed Bumble-Bee gathers nectar from the profusion of blooms on the spring Blackthorn. Mated Queens hibernate through winter to start new annual colonies each spring

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Size: 5800px × 4017px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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