Western honey bee/Apis mellifera/honungsbi. They are not only collecting water here, they are also…

Western honey bee/ Apis mellifera /honungsbi. They are not only collecting water here, they are also taking up dissolved minerals from the damp soil. Puddles like this can provide an important source of water and nutrients for the colony, especially during warm weather. Sätraskogen nature reserve in Södermanland, Sweden (25 August 2013).