Red-tailed Bumblebee by Harry Appleyard, Howe Park Wood 14 March 2017

A great many people are wary of bees because they fear being stung, but the truth is that bees are far more interested in going about their business foraging for pollen and nectar than they are in stinging human beings. Only in rare cases will a bee sting without being seriously provoked – and many species of bee don’t sting at all.

Source: Brigit Strawbridge: WHICH BEES ‘STING’ AND WHICH DON’T?