view of western honey bee, apis mellifera, on russian sage, perovskia atriplicifolia

animal antenna apis atriplicifolia background beautiful beauty bee beekeeping bees bloom blossom bright busy closeup colony color eyes floral flower fly garden honey honeybee honeycombs insect macro mellifera natural nature nectar outdoors perovskia plant pollen pollination russian sage season small spring sting summer teamwork warm western wild wing worker yellow