Bee in flight foraging a flower © Marie-Claude/shotbywomen

Bee foraging a flower © Marie-Claude/shotbywomen

Pancakes on a decorative Mexican plate, sprinkled with bee pollen and blueberries. © Leslie Rodriguez/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

A woman in vintage clothing looks up from her perch on a bridge, as it begins to rain © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

A woman in vintage clothing looks in at a shop window while holding an umbrella. Christmas lights are visible in the background and it is evening © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Frame of bee's with queen cell on © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Bee caught in flight flying near a sunflower © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Golden sunflower in bloom hosting a feeding bee © Tracy Collyer/shotbywomen

Colorful beehives in spring meadow near Athens, Greece. © Viviana Delidaki/shotbywomen

Bees on Alkanet © Hannah Broughton/shotbywomen

Bumble bee feeding on cherry blossoms on Barn Hill, Wembley Park. Barn Hill, Wembley Park, UK. 18th March 2022. Amanda Rose/Shot by Women © Amanda Rose/shotbywomen

Children wearing bumble bee and astronaut fancy dress in celebration of Purim in London © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

Honey bee on a yellow wildflower. © Nouritza Geuvdjelian Herrera/shotbywomen

Child dressed as bumble bee plays in the street during Purim festivities in London. © Linda Wride/shotbywomen

A busy bumblebee gathering pollen from Beinwell (Symphytum) plant at Horn Pond trails in Woburn, Massachusetts. © Mirena Chavdarova/shotbywomen

A woman draws her brightly coloured coat around her on a cold and dark evening. She is surrounded by high dark hedges © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. MUA Clare Ardern. Shirlaine has worked as Manch... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

Vic Tori Bee of Manchester Roller Derby poses for creative portraits, part of a series of images comprising Love And Bruises, a photographic project. Shirlaine has worked as Manchester Roller Derby... © Shirlaine Forrest/shotbywomen

A woman in a brightly coloured coat with a vintage hairstyle looks out to see that it is still raining © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

A woman dressed in vintage clothing leans on a railing over a bridge overlooking a river © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Bumble bee drinking nectar from wisteria flowers © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Honey bee on wisteria flowers © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Beekeeper opening nucleus © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Beekeeper holding up a brood frame, first inspection of the hive © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Bee brood frame with pollen and female workers honey bee, apis Mellifera © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Bee drinking nectar from laurel flower © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Bee drinking nectar on laurel flower © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Beekeeper checking a brood frame with drone brood, male bee frame, drone frame, male bee's on brood frame © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

Brood frame of female worker bee's and pollen and capped honey © Claudia Gannon/shotbywomen

In the autumn heather flowers provide nectar to wild pollinators like this bee. © Saskia Sichermann/shotbywomen

Members of the Sifoe Kafo collective on an ASSET (Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism) training course in the bantaba at Sifoe Kafo Farm, just outside Sifoe. The farm is run as a collect... © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

Members of the Sifoe Kafo collective on an ASSET (Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism) training course in the bantaba at Sifoe Kafo Farm, just outside Sifoe. Babies sleep peacefully next... © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

Members of the Sifoe Kafo collective on an ASSET (Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism) training course in the bantaba at Sifoe Kafo Farm, just outside Sifoe. The farm is run as a collect... © Annie Green-Armytage/shotbywomen

Honey poured into a jar in a small beekeeping farm in Mendocino, California. © Jana Ašenbrennerová/shotbywomen

Leaf cutter bee filling holes in a bug hotel with leaves to house her eggs © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Leaf cutter bee filling holes in a bug hotel with leaves to house her eggs © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Honeybee pollinating rosemary © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Honey bee on rosemary plant © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Large bumblebee on centre of knapweed plant © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Early bumblebee on a leaf © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen

Furry bumble bee on knapweed plant © Sian Tyrrell/shotbywomen