photo's of bees working flowers and in the hive

Deep into an Orange flower!	A very unusual photograph of a bee busy producing wax scales. This is from a newly settled swarm I captured, which is why this bee was exposed.	Brachystegia Globiflora in its full spring glory. These trees flush new red leaves in the spring, which then change to green shortly before the tree flowers. This tree is one of the prime nectar sources of the "Miombo" woodland.

Bees working a comb of honey. The dark cell in the centre is stored pollen, fermented slightly and compacted into the cell. We call this "bee bread."	When hives are small or newly arrived they can be inspected without danger and no protective clothing is required. Here Crispin is looking at the brood pattern of a new queen.	A queen moving over honey combs. Note the direction of the worker bees near the queen. They all point towards their queen, in an attitude of worship. Its often easier to watch the reaction of bees to "point" you in the direction of the queen rather than looking for 1 bee out of 100 000!