Honeybee attack on the Tree

#Bumblebees are found in the #natural environment in many countries. In addition, bumblebees and #honeybees are used as pollinators in agricultural and horticultural crops. There are various subspecies with differing appearances including different colours and patterns. In general, bumblebees are larger than honeybees, and hairier than wasps.

Only bumblebee workers and queens have a stinger, as is the case with honeybees and wasps. Drones cannot sting. The stinger is a weapon for defence. When a bee stings, some venom is injected into the body through the stinger. In humans, this generates a short severe pain that then fades away. Occasionally (in approximately 1% of cases), an allergic reaction against the injected venom develops.
The response to a bumblebee sting can differ per incident.

The stinger of a bumblebee or a wasp has no barbs. This means that the worker or queen can withdraw her stinger, and is able to sting again. A honeybee’s stinger does have barbs. When a honeybee tries to withdraw its stinger, it tears loose from the abdomen, taking the venom gland with it.