This is one of the best pictures I have taken of any bee – it was focused, showed the details of its wings, the body looks like its covered in soft fur instead of hairs, the orange pollen sac collected on the hind legs which is a part of the tibia. They use this in … Continue reading
My bees of 2020; bumble bees and my favorite honey bees! This little bee loved these flowers and really stuck her head in deep; this is called a “butt shot” 🙂 Do bumblebees like mint? I think he was just moving slow early this morning… Coming in for a landing – this bee knows what … Continue reading
I just love my bees… I have all kinds of bees visiting my lavender right now which is one of their favorite plants. I did not harvest any flowers this year and my 12 plants are loaded with tons of beautiful blooms. This bumblebee has been working hard all day and has gathered lots of pollen … Continue reading
I am sure many gardeners are already seeing these insects/bugs in their gardens. My very favorite good “bugs” are the bumblebees, honeybees, lady bugs, and praying mantis. I encourage them to visit my garden by never spraying, providing plenty of favorite flowers, plants they like and maintaining a “clean garden”. Every year I have … Continue reading
I am so proud of these two pictures of a queen or worker bee busy gathering pollen on my flowering oregano. At first I did not know what I had captured in these photos and only realized once I started to crop and post them. Can you guess what these “orange bumps” are? See below… … Continue reading
I made this cake for Easter last week (along with my chocolate covered Easter Oreos) and it is a good choice to bring to the party over at The Novice Gardener’s Fiesta Friday #13 today. This cake is also perfect to represent the onset of my gardening season of which some bees will play a big part. The … Continue reading