This soft-focus photograph of a honeybee gathering pollen and nectar from apple blossoms shows the gentle side of nature. Honeybees and apple trees have a mutually beneficial relationship. The honeybee colony is well nourished by what the apple tree offers, and they apple blossoms are fertilized by the bees as they move from blossom to blossom, enabling the tree to produce many more apples than it otherwise would.

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