Honey Bee on Flower (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Honey Bee on Flower

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Western honey bees (Apis mellifera) visit a flowering laurel sumac plant (Malosma laurina) in San Diego. New research has revealed that honey bees often account for more than 90 percent of pollinators observed visiting flowers of many plant species in San Diego.

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James Hung

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