1st Place Winner of the Beauty of the Bee 2017 Photo Contest is "Digger bee female collecting pollen from lupins” by Elise Fog. "Without bees, we would face an impoverished diet (lacking in vital nutrients), food chains depending on smaller animals (that eat seeds and berries) would fall apart, colorful flowering plants would disappear, and ecosystems would be in critical danger of collapse.
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