Robert Pickett Wildlife Photography

Honey Bees Swarming, Apis mellifera, Kent UK

Honey Bee, Swarming onto nearby tree branch from hive, Apis mellifera, Kent UK, spring, a natural means of reproduction of honey bee colonies. A new honey bee colony is formed when the queen bee leaves the colony with a large group of worker bees. In the prime swarm, about 60% of the worker bees leave the original hive location with the old queen. This swarm can contain thousands to tens of thousands of bees.

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Honey Bee, Swarming onto nearby tree branch from hive, Apis mellifera, Kent UK, spring, a natural means of reproduction of honey bee colonies. A new honey bee colony is formed when the queen bee leaves the colony with a large group of worker bees. In the prime swarm, about 60% of the worker bees leave the original hive location with the old queen. This swarm can contain thousands to tens of thousands of bees.