Collector 4 stamps - A la rencontre... de l'Abeille - Green Letter

The Bee Belonging to the order Hymenoptera, bees can be classified according to their lifestyle: domestic or wild, solitary or social. There are around 1,000 species in mainland France and almost 2,000 in Europe. Only one species is domesticated for beekeeping: the honeybee (Apis mellifera). Yellow and black, with two antennae and a stinger, it has two pairs of wings and, on the workers' hind legs, baskets for storing and transporting pollen and propolis. Without them, there would be no pollination of flowers, and without pollination, almost no fruit or vegetables. Alas, due to a number of factors (plant protection products, pesticides, the Asian hornet, etc.), our bee colonies are in danger. Michel Chardin

Conception graphique La nouvelle d'ap. photos © Michel Chardin