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By the looks of this honey bee it's been very busy collecting. HWW

Canon 7d mark II, 100mm 2.8, RAW

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Light on the path.

Hummingbird Moth

SLEA build, day 3...

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always open (March thru July) always changing :)

I like the purple pollen from the poppy on the back of the bumblebee.

Ejemplo visual de Polinización entomófila, las abejas son uno de los insectos mas importantes en este tipo de polinización.

Brown-belted Bumble Bee [Bombus griseocollis]

Peace Valley Park

Doylestown, PA

2109*

Some fifty species of bees and wasps, thirty species of fly, thirty species of butterflies and moths and several beetles have been recorded as visiting the flowers,[

A bee hard at work on some Speedwell flowers.

incendia/tierazon background hpyerbolic tessellations + 4 transformations 2 shapes

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In various cultures, Viper's Bugloss has been seen as a symbol of resilience and protection. The flower's ability to thrive in poor soils and challenging conditions made it a metaphor for endurance. European traditions particularly hold this flower in high regard, associating it with bravery in the face of adversity ... It also has many uses in folk medicine and is the subject of current research as to it´s pharnacological properties.

Light on the path.

The "bees" are back in town

the flower´s name, ixia, comes from the Greek..meaning bird lime...a reference to it´s sweet sap..a favorite of pollinators

Thuya Garden. Mid-afternoon - bright sunlight and intermmittent gusty winds.

Light on the path.

Type of Bee

Another photo in in my blooming trees series I think these are cherry blossoms.

Happy Fly Day Friday have a great day folks. ;0)

From our garden.

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Honey bee (Apis melifera)

People mindlessly hate wasps because of their sting, but they do have an important role in the environment.

I agree that constraints help spur creativity. Today I ended up playing with a bunch of different subjects but came back to work on my bees. Again working close up with the 36mm extension tube on my 100mm macro lens. There was a bit of sunlight I was able to coax onto this large pumpkin blossom. The bees in this blossom were in like a drunken stupor and didn't move like the others I encountered. They were less inclined to move much which made it easier to work. I love the hairy details of the blossom and the balls of pollen on the bees legs.

Thanks for visiting, hope you aren't getting bored or grossed out by all of the bees. I'm a big fan of bees but not wasps, yellow jackets, earwigs, spiders, flies, or mice. Oh, and update on the mice, we did catch one in a trap. Feeling a bit better about life but just wish all the pests would stay outside and I wouldn't have to be bothered with them.

Nikon Z6

In the Wallace Garden at the National Botanic Gardens of Wales.