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16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
April Snyder

Rose of Sharon’s offer a cafe packed with delicious nectar to entice the Humble Bumble Bee to come and eat. All it costs the bee is taxi service for the pollen from one flower to the next. The Humble Bumble happily obliges. I have many Rose of Sharon’s in my yard and take much delight in photographing the Bumble Bees busily doing a good days work.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 08.2018
Date Uploaded: 09.2018
Photo Location: Ellenville, New York, United States of America
Copyright: © April Snyder