Bees Bees and more Bees

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    Lillium_Lover Seedling

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    Taking pics of my Dahlias, and had a photo bomber!!
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    Early morning pictures.. This bee was sleeping on the flower!! I touched him..and he moved..lol
     
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    eileen Resident Taxonomist Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    I have bumble bees and wild honey bees here. All are more than welcome.
     
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    This was an interesting day. I came home to find this beautiful bunch. I did call a Bee Keeper to come and get them.
     
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    The Queen is in the middle of that, somewhere.
     
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    I don’t think I will ever get tired of looking at swarms.
     
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    I found these in a courgette flower D26B486D-E30F-42F8-99D3-5222406D2A88.jpeg
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    Oh wow! They are covered in pollen!
     
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    It's wonderful to see so many bees. I think there are much more scarce here, compared to previous years.
     
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    Droopy Slug Slaughterer Plants Contributor

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    I really like bees! Thanks for sharing yours. We see less and less every year. I've given a lot more thought to bee-friendliness when I contemplate buying flowers.
     
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    Great pics of the bees..:smt041
     
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    Pacnorwest Young Pine

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    A couple bees from todays walk thru.the yellow jackets are out full force…on Campsis radicans. F02CB52D-A4FF-4FCA-A03B-1A891EA7C48E.jpeg 0B276708-1610-4318-927F-5B0D4D6E7026.jpeg
    Bumblebee on Stachys byzantina
     
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    That is a great shot of the bumble bee. Hes all fuzzy and soft looking!
     
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