There can be few sites more familiar in Spring and Summer in the average garden, park or flower bed than the honey bee going about its daily routine. Introduced to nearly every corner of the globe by humans, it's believed they originally came from India. Honey coloured insects that feed on pollen and nectar, they nest in large numbers split into the queen, sterile female workers and male 'drones'.
Active in the spring the bees venture out to get nectar and pollen, and it is honey from their nests that finds its way onto our breakfast table. Unlike wasps, bees can only sting once as their barb is left in the victim. After the sting the bee then dies.
Honey Bee
