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Honeybee, honey bee, Apis mellifera, sitting on sunlit purple crocus flower petals, close-up view

The black and gold female worker Honey bee is well known for making honey from pollen. Pollen is gathered into pollen sacs on their legs and taken to the hive where it is stored in honeycomb they have constructed there. Image taken in Shropshire, UK