Honey, I'm Home! A unique hive-eye-view of bees at work in the English countryside
Heading en masse into their hive, they look like a flotilla of spaceships returning to base in a science fiction movie.
But these remarkable pictures, taken from a unique inside-the-hive perspective, give an insight into how bees are fighting back in the global battle for survival against a series of enemies.
Photographer Laurent geslin captured the images at 20 hives over ten days in the Cheshire countryside in an attempt to understand why the world's honey bees are dying off.
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He said: 'Bees are vital for the balance of the environment and the economy. But tragically scientists are extremely pessimistic about their future because of problems with pesticides, pollution and the radio waves from mobile phones.'
Albert Einstein was quoted as saying that human survival depends on bees. For, along with other insects (and the wind), they perform a vital role in pollinating our most important crop plants. if the bees die, we starve.
But since 2006, there have been huge collapses in bee populations - blamed on the disease 'Colony Collapse disorder'.
1 Final approach: The bees line up for the landing stage of their hive
3 Move over, boys. Another laden worker bee arrives home from the fields with his precious cargo
2 Touch down: Easy does it, right hand down a bit
Geslin, 37, photographed the bees as they collected pollen from clover and yellow oilseed rape. He is fascinated by their industry: 'Bees keep their hive at a constant temperature - so if it's very hot, only some will remain inside and try to cool the temperature. When it's cold, they come in to try to warm up the hive for the queen and her eggs.
'They are fantastic, intriguing creatures. it is a tragedy that the species is in danger of collapse and we must do all we can to help.'
The bees did not sting him because he moved slowly and calmly as he took pictures. Geslin used a macro lens to get close-up pictures and flash to light up the detail.
You could say he gets a buzz out of all that.
4 Time for a quick drink before buzzing off back to work