They feed on insects, fruits and juices of some trees. They are common all over the world. They are less aggressive than wasps and it is harder to provoke them to attack.
Honey bee gather nectar and pollen, as their food and it is also the way to pollinate entomophilus plants. Those plants, which supply bees with material to product honey, are called melliferous. The other product of honey bees is wax.
Our greatest chronicler - Jan Dlugosz gives the information that the castle in Kazimierz Dolny was built by Kazimierz Wielki in the 14h century. Its walls were the witnesses of many important events in the Polish history. After the wars, among the ruins its magnificencey need to be found.
Bieszczady mountains are located in the south-east part of Poland, on the border with Ukraine and Slovakia. It is a very popular tourist destination – some parts of Bieszczady still remain wild and untouched by humans. Every visitor to the region may find something fascinating there, and the hikers have many trails to choose from.
Picture taken by Tomasz Galazka show the beauty and diversity of Mazovian landscapes. Forests, ponds, meadows and river are similarly picturesque in spring, and when they are covered with snow.
Butterflies are insects of the Order Lepidoptera. They are notable for their usual life cycle - proceeding from the larval stage as caterpillars through a pupic metamorphisis into their winged adult form. The patterns formed by their brightly coloured wings and their erratic-yet-graceful flight has made butterfly watching a popular hobby.
The Red Poppy or Corn Poppy is the wild poppy of agricultural cultivation. The four petals are vivid red, most commonly with a black spot at their base. In the northern hemisphere it generally flowers in late spring, but if the weather is warm enough other flowers frequently appear at the beginning of autumn.
Drapers' hall and the Small Square, Jagiellonian University and Mitoraj's sculptures... the present connects smoothly with the past creating exceptionally European mixture. Dariusz Zarod guides round the old town in Crocow illuminated by thousands lights under the dark blue sky.