Bees check out and groom another bee

Bees constantly interact with each other, and keep each other clean,. When a forager returns to their hive with nectar and pollen, other bees will meticulously groom every last grain stuck to its body hair. Sometimes a bee tries to get into the wrong colony, for a number of reasons, and may offer a taste of nectar as a bribe! This video shows a bee being thoroughly investigated although - as with all things in beekeeping - the reason for this attention isn't completely clear.
Read more about the bees on my blog ‘poetry and bees, lots of bees’ at suewatling.com/

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