Dwarf Bees
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 Gallery: Zach's Bee Photos [(c) Zachary Huang], for Prints   Album: Bees on Flowers   
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An Apis florea worker foraging on Mexican heather (cuphea hysopifolia, Lythraceae). This cultivated plant was popular in Yunnan and I have seen dorsata, florea, mellifera and cerana all foraging on the same plant!

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An Apis florea worker foraging on a mimosa (Fabaceae), which was planted in a vegetable garden near Jinghong. Again, we found florea, cerana, and dorsata all foraging on this plant at the same time (around noon, April 2002).

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An Apis florea worker foraging on a discarded water melon. Yunnan, April 2002.

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Three dwarf honey bees (Apis florea) foraging on asters in a Thai flower market. After a bunch of bee scientisits discussing the nest should not be far, we found a nest on a tree above the roof not far away. I also saw Apis cerana foraging on cabbage flowers but did not get a good shot. We failed to see any dorsata foraging in the market, but did see stingless bees also. Chiangmai, Thailand. March 23, 2000.

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 Gallery: Zach's Bee Photos [(c) Zachary Huang], for Prints   Album: Bees on Flowers   
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