A honey bee (Apis mellifera) sucks up nectar from a hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flower, pollenating the flowers as it does so. The bee is economically valuable for the production of honey. Harrison's Rocks, Groombridge, Kent. UK. 12 July 2006.

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A honey bee (Apis mellifera) sucks up nectar from a hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flower, pollenating the flowers as it does so. The bee is economically valuable for the production of honey. Harrison's Rocks, Groombridge, Kent. UK. 12 July 2006.

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