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A bee on a Joe Pye weed, also known as a Eutrochium in flower. This plant does grow like a weed, and is native to the US and Canada.
In January 2022 I asked a Flickr support hero to remove my accounts from the Explore algorithm. Peace.
I'll BEE back...
It's a little known fact that snails have been taking on the role of pollination in these times of difficulty with the bee populations. Brian is more than happy to help out in the garden!
Something bright and cheerful for Macro Mondays theme 'Yellow'.
No snails were harmed in the making of this photograph.
The lavender and other flowers that attract bumblebees and hummingbirds are a bit late this year. So it’s good to see them return.
This hoverfly flew into my frame of an Australian fuchsia "Ivory Bells" flower -- it made a more interesting image.
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This is pollinator appreciation week, and in tribute to this critical ecosystem service this post celebrates the evolutionary contortions that result in some bizarre strategies to accomplish pollen dispersal.
Fairy slipper orchids (Calypso bulbosa) are widespread throughout the Northern hemisphere, occurring in cool shaded environments. They produce a single leaf in the fall that overwinters under snow, ready to photosynthesize in the early spring following snowmelt. The flowers emerge early in the summer and last only a few days before wilting. They lure pollinators by producing a scent that mimics neighboring nectar producing flowers, although this species of orchid lacks nectar.
The species is named for Calypso, a Greek nymph who lured Odysseus to her Island so he could be her husband.
A reworking of a photo I took of a Honey bee on a Lupin flower using my Canon G11 (see below in comments). I coped the original image to my iPhone5 & tweaked it using the Painteresque App. HTT!
One of the friendly butterfly weeds, Asclepias. In a "pollinators plot" at a nearby park. Morning light.
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I don’t the know the name of this pollinator but I am aware, there are many types of pollinators and not just bees and they all do a very important job.
This Helenium Autumnale (Common Sneezeweed) was in a bunch along side the red/orange blanket flower in the gardens of Kilfane Glen Demesne. It was alive with vivid colours and many types of pollinators.