Apis mellifera

European honey bee at Adelaide, SA

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Apis mellifera 22 Aug 2025 MichaelMulvaney
Apis mellifera 2 Feb 2025 CarbonAI
Apis mellifera 2 Feb 2025 WendyEM
Unverified 3 Jan 2025 Mike

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Mike wrote:
   2 Feb 2025
I thought the banding was too strong for Apis mellifera and didn't know if native bees congregated in large numbers. It was a distant shot because I first thought they were wasps.

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