Bees, Wasps, Ants, Sawflies (Hymenoptera)

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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
apis mellifera honeybee apidae worker female feed food comb hive check beekeeper beekeeping insect arthropod
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
apis mellifera honeybee apidae worker female feed food comb hive check beekeeper beekeeping insect arthropod
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
apis mellifera honeybee apidae worker female feed food comb hive check beekeeper beekeeping insect arthropod
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
apis mellifera honeybee apidae worker female feed food comb hive check beekeeper beekeeping insect arthropod
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee workers feeding on burr comb removed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Frame (Apis mellifera)
Frame photographed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Swarm Cell Check (Apis mellifera)
Beekeeper checking the bottom of frames for swarm cells. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Frame (Apis mellifera)
Frame photographed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Removing Frame from Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph of hive check taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Removing Frame from Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph of hive check taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Removing Frame from Hive Box (Apis mellifera)
Photograph of hive check taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Frame (Apis mellifera)
Frame photographed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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Honey Bee Frame (Apis mellifera)
Frame photographed during a hive check. Photograph taken at the "Rose of Sharon Farm" in Chehalis, WA.
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European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
polistes vespidae wasp paper nest queen royal royalty mother protect egg offspring eusocial hymenoptera insect arthropod
European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
polistes vespidae wasp paper nest queen royal royalty mother protect egg offspring eusocial hymenoptera insect arthropod
European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
polistes vespidae wasp paper nest queen royal royalty mother protect egg offspring eusocial hymenoptera insect arthropod
European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
A wasp spring queen starting a new nest. Wasp photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes aurifer)
Wasp photographed on lilac in Colfax, WA.
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Mining Bee (Andrenidae)
Bee photographed on lilac in Colfax, WA.
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Nevada Bumble Bee Queen (Bombus nevadensis)
Bee photographed on lilac in Colfax, WA.
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Nevada Bumble Bee Queen (Bombus nevadensis)
Bee photographed on lilac in Colfax, WA.
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Digger Bee (Anthophora)
Bee photographed on dogwood at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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European Paper Wasp Spring Queens (Polistes dominula)
A pair of queens starting a new nest. Wasps photographed at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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Bumble Bee (Bombus)
Bee photographed on dogwood at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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Bumble Bee (Bombus)
Bee photographed on dogwood at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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Nevada Bumble Bee Queen (Bombus nevadensis)
Bee photographed on dogwood at Klemgard Park near Colfax, WA.
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Mining Bee (Andrenidae)
Bee photographed in Colfax, WA.
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Mining Bee (Andrenidae)
Bee photographed in Colfax, WA.
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Bumble Bee Spring Queen (Bombus)
Bee photographed at Whelan Cemetery near Pullman, WA.
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Honey Bee Worker (Apis mellifera)
Bee photographed at Whelan Cemetery near Pullman, WA.
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Nevada Bumble Bee Queen (Bombus nevadensis)
Bee photographed at Whelan Cemetery near Pullman, WA.
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Nevada Bumble Bee Queen (Bombus nevadensis)
Bee photographed at Whelan Cemetery near Pullman, WA.
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Blue Orchard Bee Female (Osmia lignaria)
Bee photographed on Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA.
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Blue Orchard Bees Mating (Osmia lignaria)
Bees photographed on Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA.
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European Paper Wasp Spring Queen (Polistes dominula)
Wasp photographed on Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA.
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Nevada Bumble Bee Queen (Bombus nevadensis)
Bee photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA. Bird watching hiking trail, Nisqually John Canyon Habitat Management Unit.
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