carniolan honey bee queen lays eggs hexagonal wax cells

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Carniolan honey bee queen lays eggs in hexagonal wax cells Royalty Free Stock Photo

Queen bee lays eggs in cell and worker bees feed the brood Royalty Free Stock Photo

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Carniolan honey bee queen lays eggs in hexagonal wax cells

Inspection of a honeycomb frame from a hive body at a small private apiary. The queen bee is surrounded by working bees seen on a honeycomb on a sunny day in Northern Italy. The queen is marked with a green spot on her thorax. Working bees walk over the honeycomb and feed the brood.