I do not think this is a honey bee but more of a wasp. What you are doing playing with
wasp and not honey bees? It is carrying food to feed the young wasp. That may be a
cocoon that it is carrying. Are you sure this is a honey bee?
It's a leaf cutter bee!
I have a lot of them around here. They don't do any harm other than cut some leaves off of plants like roses. They are also pollinators. I've seen them in the flowers along with the honeybees.
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