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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Collecting nectar

I spotted this Buff-tailed Bumblebee at work on top of St John’s Wort.

The bright yellow, five petaled flowers of St John’s wort are a real pleasure for the eye to look at and also very much appreciated by bees and butterflies as a rich source of nectar.

Dutch name : Aardhommel op Sint-Janskruid
German name : Dunkle Erdhummel auf Johanniskraut
Latin name : Bombus terrestris / Hypericum perforatum

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