European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera var. carnica), one bee with red pollen packs from a wisteria, on honeycomb with capped brood cells, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Colony of Honey Bees (Apis mellifera var carnica) on fresh honeycomb with honey

Colony of honey bees (Apis mellifera var carnica) on fresh honeycomb with honey

"Honey bees (Apis mellifera), worker bees caring for the brood, on brood cells, larvae, circa 8 days, in honeycomb cells"

Newly developed honeycomb with worker bees (Apis mellifera var. carnica)

European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera var. carnica), workers and drone on freshly built honeycomb, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera var. carnica) during brood care on honeycomb with bee larvae, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

"Brood comb of honey bees (Apis mellifera, var nica), queen cells surrounded by worker bees and drones, Bavaria, Germany, Europe"

"Honey bees (Apis mellifera var carnica), worker bees in panic formation on a comb with eggs"

"Honeybees (Apis mellifera var. carnica), on brood comb with freshly laid eggs in honeycomb cells"

"Newly-created wax comb of the honey bee (Apis mellifera var carnica) with larvae, worker bees, c. 5-7 days, in jelly"

Brood comb with drone brood surrounded by worker bees (Apis mellifera var. carnica)

"Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), queen on honeycomb surrounded by workers, Thuringia, Germany, Europe"

"Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), queen on honeycomb surrounded by workers, Thuringia, Germany, Europe"

"Western Honey Bees (Apis mellifera), queen on honeycomb surrounded by workers, Thuringia, Germany, Europe"

"Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera), worker on honeycomb with newly hatched larvae in brood cells, Thuringia, Germany, Europe"

Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) swarming at entrance of an artificial bee hive, Netherlands

Honey Bees (Apis mellifera) on a honeycomb with partially capped cells