Apis melliferaDark Apis mellifera Apis mellifera — Captured flora moments Acacia ligulata Black Pigweed Cape Honeysuckle Citrus Convolvulus cneorum Convolvulus sabatius Duranta Echinacea purpurea Eremophila nivea Eremophila Wildberry Eucalyptus erythrocorys Eucalyptus orbifolia Gazania Gossypium sturtianum Hakea leucoptera Osteospermum Pomegranate Poppy Sturt’s Desert Pea Sweet Basil

One of the popular and frequently seen flowering shrubs in Alice Springs / Central Australia is the Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum). It is also popular flowering plant for the European Honey Bees (Apis mellifera).

European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt's Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Gossypium sturtianum (Sturt’s Desert Rose), Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Alice Springs, NT
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European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
Apis mellifera) on Gossypium sturtianum, Olive Pink Botanic Garden NT — click image to view full screen
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee on a Sturt's Desert Rose, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) / Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Alice Springs, NT
European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on Sturt’s Desert Rose (Gossypium sturtianum), Olive Pink Botanic Garden NT
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Apis melliferaDark Apis mellifera Apis mellifera — Captured flora moments Acacia ligulata Black Pigweed Cape Honeysuckle Citrus Convolvulus cneorum Convolvulus sabatius Duranta Echinacea purpurea Eremophila nivea Eremophila Wildberry Eucalyptus erythrocorys Eucalyptus orbifolia Gazania Gossypium sturtianum Hakea leucoptera Osteospermum Pomegranate Poppy Sturt’s Desert Pea Sweet Basil

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