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Also Known As Apoidea

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A blue banded bee (Amegilla) hovers near a white flower, with green foliage in the background, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
Close-up of a plasterer bee, Colletes daviesanus, with striped abdomen and fuzzy thorax, perched on the edge of a green leaf.
Nectar
A metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon virescens) collects pollen on the dark purple center of a bright yellow coneflower.
A female blue mason bee (Osmia caerulescens) carries leaf mastic while flying toward an insect box nest entrance in a garden, close-up view.
Close-up of a red mason bee, Osmia bicornis, with orange-brown fuzzy body and translucent wings, perched on a green leaf.
Leaf-cutting bee (Anthidium)
honeycomb
Africanized honeybee and European honeybee
bee approaching a flower
Roles of bees and flowers in European woodlands
How do bees make honey?
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The fascinating chemistry behind honey production
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