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Mark Billiau.

Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Still at work

It’s early autumn, but on a sunny day, the Buff-tailed Bumblebee is still at work on the flowers of Monk’s Pepper, one of the last blooming wild flowers at this time of the year.

When the autumn cold weather sets in, all bees except the young queens will die.
The latter seek out a safe place to hibernate. They are the only ones to survive the winter.

Dutch name : Aardhommel op Monnikenpeper
German name : Dunkle Erdhummel auf Mönchspfeffer
Latin name : Bombus terrestris / Vitex agnus castus

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nature animals wildlife bees insects bombus terrestris wasps & ants buff tailed bumblebee monk's pepper aardhommel monnikenpeper dunkle erdhummel mönchspfeffer vitex agnus castus collecting nectar

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Section Nature: Bees, wasps & ants
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