Spring Bloom Series - California Honey Bee On Bright Yellow Aeonium Flowers Stock Photography

A golden striped California Honey Bee pollinating bright yellow Aeonium flowers in a San Diego California garden. The family Apidae is a large and very diverse group of bees. It contains a diverse array of digger bees, most of which nest in the soil, carpenter bees, which nest in soft wood or pithy stems, Bumble and honey bees, which nest in large cavities or hives, are social, and have distinctive pollen baskets (corbicula) on their legs. HTBphotos by John and Katharina Notarianni for websites, print and other published media.