A dandelion pollinated by a bee, in April

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A bee pollinating a dandelion, in a beautiful day of April. In exchange, the host offers as reward a part of the pollen. Going from flower to flower, the bee obtains the necessary ingredient for the preparation of pure honey in the hive. Thus, it is preparing supplies for the coming winter. But people replace the honey with a sugar based syrup. So, after a hard work, the bees cannot actually enjoy of honey.
The image was created with a Nikon D60 camera and Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX lens, using these settings: focal length – 55 mm, exposure time – 1/320 sec, ISO 100, lens aperture – 8.

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