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05 May 2020, Berlin: Varroa mites sit in a honeycomb on drone pupae, Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-200506-99-952873-DPAI | agefotostock
McKane Apiaries and Bee Removal - Checking hives, found drone brood! The queen lays unfertilized to help propagate the colony. In the picture you can see the flat capped brood which are
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