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Hovering Honeybee

            Honeybees, through their industry and sheer numbers, are pollinators that give us almost a third of all our food.  They make possible the mass production of apples, peaches, beans, squash and almonds to name just a few.  A bee-less world wouldn't just mean the end of honey.  Albert Einstein once said that "if the honeybee becomes extinct, then so will mankind".  Each year, outside my home, cherry trees explode with beautiful white blossoms and the hovering honeybees, seeking their nectar, become profuse.  The trees, usually covered in delicate white flowers, hum with the sound of busy bees.  Attracted by the sweet nectar that each blossom offers, the bees first hover above it like a helicopter and then crawl around on its petals to find the perfect sucking position.  As they do so, their furry bodies are dusted with beads of pollen.  As they fly from blossom to blossom in search of more of the sweet energy drink, they transfer pollen from the male part of the flower to the female part, and so fertilize it.  

   

Taken on: March 30, 2013

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Camera: Nikon D300, f/9.0, 1/250 sec, 70mm (=105mm), ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	25.0-70.0 mm f/3.2-5.6
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	70mm (35mm equivalent: 105mm)
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	-1 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Shutter speed priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Macintosh)
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