"hive frames"

#13007172

20 Nov 2025

Bees are seen on the hive frames at a honeybee farm in Pampore, south of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on November 9, 2025. Many local farmers produce honey using modern beehives. Honeybees are kept to obtain honey, bee wax, and royal jelly. Beekeeping in Kashmir requires a little more care during winters as temperatures drop below zero degrees, making bee farming a challenge.

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#11343300

19 Jun 2024

Acherontia lachesis, the Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth or Bee Robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) sphingid moth found in the Oriental region, from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal to the Philippines, and from southern Japan and the southern Russian Far East to Indonesia, where it attacks colonies of several different honey bee species. It is recently becoming established in the Hawaiian Islands. It is a nocturnal hawkmoth also known as 'bee robbers' because they are very fond of honey; they can mimic the scent of honey bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get honey. Their tongue, which is stout and very strong, enables them to pierce the wax cells and suck the honey out. Here, this Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia lachesis) is sitting on the door frame as if a monk is meditating in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 19, 2024.

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#11343301

19 Jun 2024

Acherontia Lachesis, The Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth Or Bee Robber Or Acherontia Atropos, Is A Large (up To 13 Cm Wingspan) Sphingid Moth Found In The Oriental Region, From India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, And Nepal To The Philippines, And From Southern Japan And The Southern Russian Far East To Indonesia, Where It Attacks Colonies Of Several Different Honey Bee Species. It Has Recently Become Established In The Hawaiian Islands. It Is A Nocturnal Hawkmoth Also Known As 'bee Robbers' Because They Are Very Fond Of Honey; They Can Mimic The Scent Of Honey Bees So That They Can Enter A Hive Unharmed To Get Honey. Their Tongue, Which Is Stout And Very Strong, Enables Them To Pierce The Wax Cells And Suck The Honey Out. Here This Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia Lachesis) Is Sitting On The Door Frame As If A Monk Is Meditating In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 19/06/2024.

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#11343302

19 Jun 2024

Acherontia Lachesis, The Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth Or Bee Robber Or Acherontia Atropos, Is A Large (up To 13 Cm Wingspan) Sphingid Moth Found In The Oriental Region, From India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, And Nepal To The Philippines, And From Southern Japan And The Southern Russian Far East To Indonesia, Where It Attacks Colonies Of Several Different Honey Bee Species. It Has Recently Become Established In The Hawaiian Islands. It Is A Nocturnal Hawkmoth Also Known As 'bee Robbers' Because They Are Very Fond Of Honey; They Can Mimic The Scent Of Honey Bees So That They Can Enter A Hive Unharmed To Get Honey. Their Tongue, Which Is Stout And Very Strong, Enables Them To Pierce The Wax Cells And Suck The Honey Out. Here This Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia Lachesis) Is Sitting On The Door Frame As If A Monk Is Meditating In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 19/06/2024.

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#11343304

19 Jun 2024

Acherontia Lachesis, The Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth Or Bee Robber Or Acherontia Atropos, Is A Large (up To 13 Cm Wingspan) Sphingid Moth Found In The Oriental Region, From India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, And Nepal To The Philippines, And From Southern Japan And The Southern Russian Far East To Indonesia, Where It Attacks Colonies Of Several Different Honey Bee Species. It Has Recently Become Established In The Hawaiian Islands. It Is A Nocturnal Hawkmoth Also Known As 'bee Robbers' Because They Are Very Fond Of Honey; They Can Mimic The Scent Of Honey Bees So That They Can Enter A Hive Unharmed To Get Honey. Their Tongue, Which Is Stout And Very Strong, Enables Them To Pierce The Wax Cells And Suck The Honey Out. Here This Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia Lachesis) Is Sitting On The Door Frame As If A Monk Is Meditating In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 19/06/2024.

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19 Jun 2024

Acherontia Lachesis, The Greater Death's Head Hawkmoth Or Bee Robber Or Acherontia Atropos, Is A Large (up To 13 Cm Wingspan) Sphingid Moth Found In The Oriental Region, From India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, And Nepal To The Philippines, And From Southern Japan And The Southern Russian Far East To Indonesia, Where It Attacks Colonies Of Several Different Honey Bee Species. It Has Recently Become Established In The Hawaiian Islands. It Is A Nocturnal Hawkmoth Also Known As 'bee Robbers' Because They Are Very Fond Of Honey; They Can Mimic The Scent Of Honey Bees So That They Can Enter A Hive Unharmed To Get Honey. Their Tongue, Which Is Stout And Very Strong, Enables Them To Pierce The Wax Cells And Suck The Honey Out. Here This Death's-head Hawkmoth (Acherontia Lachesis) Is Sitting On The Door Frame As If A Monk Is Meditating In Tehatta, West Bengal, India, On 19/06/2024.

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#8309772

28 May 2022

A hive frame with honey bees. Hundreds of visitors attended this year's National Insect Days - an annual event organized since 2000 at the Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture at the University of Agriculture in Krakow. On Friday, May 27, 2022, in Krakow, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland.

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