IT'S NOT A BEE!
I have found over 70 web pages using this image and most because they think it's a bee. It's a drone fly! Although I am very proud that so many people like this shot, I really screwed up making it available through Creative Commons.
Canon EOS 600D/T3i in Av Mode
Sigma 70-300mm DG Macro, Autofocus
Vivitar monopod
238mm
F/7.1
ISO 400
1/1250th second shutter speed
Corel Paintshop Pro X4 adjustments:
-Noise Reduction
-Unsharp Mask
-Tone Mapping
-Saturation
-Brightness/Contrast Levels
-Cropped 50%