A Queen bee on a frame of brood from a beehive, surrounded by worker bees.

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the Queen bee is larger than the worker bees and is marked with a coloured dot on her head to help distinguish her in the hive.

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Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: London, UK
Photo credit: © Janie Airey / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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