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Bumble Bee
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Copyright: Fran King (sugah_bear69) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 600 W: 62 N: 1227] (4362)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-04-15
Camera: Canon PowerShot A70, Canon Zoom Lens 3X 5.4-16.2mm 1.2 8-4.8
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/1000 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-04-15 14:47
Viewed: 461
Points: 30
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The honey bee was introduced into the United States in Colonial times. Honey bees are highly social insects and communicate with each other, relaying direction and distance of nectar and pollen sources. Bees make combs of waxen cells placed side by side that provide spaces to rear young and to store honey. The bee colony lives on the stored honey throughout winters, and therefore, can persist for years. These insects are most beneficial to humans and are found in the large insect order Hymenoptera. Not only are the bees and many of their relatives pollinators of flowering plants, including fruits and vegetables, but thousands of species of small wasps are parasites of other arthropods including pest insects. Without these parasites that limit the growth of insect populations, pests would overtake most crops.

Workers, which are the smallest bees in the colony, are undeveloped females. A colony can have up to 60,000 workers. The life span of a worker bee depends upon the time of year. Her life expectancy can be as long as 35 days. Workers feed the queen and larvae, guard the hive entrance and help to keep the hive cool by fanning their wings. Worker bees also collect nectar to make honey. In addition, honey bees produce wax comb. The comb is composed of hexagonal cells which have walls that are only 2/1000 inch thick, but support 25 times their own weight.

Drones are male bees and they have no stingers. Drones do not collect food or pollen from flowers. Their sole purpose is to mate with the queen, (the guys are all saying...alright what a life!!!). If the colony is short on food, drones are often kicked out of the hive.

Bee trivia
Honey bees' wings stroke over 11,000 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz.

Honey bee venom contains almost 20 active substances.

When a bee stings it ends up having his entire stinging apparatus, poison sac and all, wrenched out of its abdomen. The bee will later die due to the damage caused.



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Framed and loaded

Happy Easter to all,
Fran
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To Ms-Mew: Hi Marie-Lise,sugah_bear69 1 04-17 13:58
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Just wondering if these honey bees can sting bears, more precisely sugah bear????....LLOL.. Another good macro pic Fran, colors and depth of field are right on.

P a u L

Hi Fran,
Very sharp with good detail and colours.
Thanks for posting, enjoy the rest of the weekend.
A very happy Easter to you too.

Hi Fran
good micro with nice detail. Composition and colors are nice.
regard

Mani

Hi Fran,
Simply, it's lovely. Nice work.
Regards,
Mohammad

Nice work Fran and also the feedback in the photographers note ! Compliment and Easter hugz from Holland
John

Hello Fran.
Wonderful macro shot, congratulations.
Very good details, i liked.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great weekend, best regards.

[YaSiN]

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  • SkyF Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1666 W: 136 N: 1263] (6138)
  • [2006-04-15 21:46]
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Hi Fran,.
Nice portrait of this bee. Good colors and details. I like the composition and the POV.
Happy Easter..Sky

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  • Dawn Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1134 W: 100 N: 3363] (17532)
  • [2006-04-15 22:41]
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And it really hurts!!!! when ya get a sting..even when your an adult.. I know !!! lol...nice capture here Fran..fuzzy little monster isnt he...

I can see you have been practising with your macro.. well done.. TFS
Cheers
Dawn.

excelent macro Fran very nicely done .

fran,
i guess this one is one of the culprits you were talking about earlier. good thing you shot the bugger.
and your aim was dead on too.
good focus and color contrast makes this one of your prized trophies.
good hunting.

Good photo Fran. Not an insect I like in my hair:-)
So your in closeups now , right? You'r doing well
Bye bye
Josine

Wonderful detail in this honey bee portrait, right down to the pollen grains with which she is sprinkled, depth of field is right on (is that a lantana bloom she is sucking nectar from?) Colors of a bright and sunny day make me want to be in your garden.

Take care,
Lois

Hi Fran,
excellent macro on this honey bee, He is really covered in pollen. A very good exposure with the nice saturated colors and sharp detail. Looks great!
Scott

:) The nagging has/is working. Who needs new lenses when one manages to find a missing camera setting. Beautiful composition Fran with good colorings and excellent detail. Lovely OOF background displays him/her well. TFS and hugssssss
David

Capture from an angle how could i say... Look like crystalised... Too solid! Cause i don't have habbit to see wings from a massive perspective like that. It's not a default of course. In fact that insect is very massive and strong. Well captured with great decorum of flower.
Very nice colors!

Hi Fran,
Your macro shots are on the definate up and up. Good DOP, framing and detail well done.
The colours blend in well with just the right amount of contrast.

Thanks for the view

Marie-Lise

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  • sufi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 720 W: 7 N: 106] (1336)
  • [2006-04-18 16:05]
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Hi Fran...
Wow... It's another perfect macro shot and composition... Wonderful details, colors and light as usual...
TFS...
Stay well..
PS: Thank you very much for your comment on Human’s Power-Desire to Fly

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