Backyard bees are an important pollinator for fruit trees and ornamental flowering plants.

I know this is bright...but so was the sun...at 7:46 a.m. and I am grateful for the warmth of the Caribbean.

Large MAY be nice, becuz you can see two bee buttz:-)

Pollination was going down while hiking in Estes Park, Colorado

Hymenoptera:Ichneumonidae: Ichneumon sp. on Asclepias amplexicaulis flowers. Near Millston, Jackson County Wisconsin, 3 July 2019.

bee pollinating a beautiful orange flower

Bee after dive into pollinium.

MSU AgBioResearch scientists Rufus Isaacs and Doug Landis have identified a number of native plants that attract beneficial insects to landscapes.

Isaacs, professor in Entomology, is especially interested in plants that c an attract native bees to blueberry fields to help farmers pollinate their crops.

Landis, professor in Entomology, is starting field trials to see if fields bordered by native plants have fewer pest insects as well as higher yields.

Flies pollinating Euphorbia barnardii at the Pretoria National Botanical Garden, South Africa

No wonder my Rose of Sharon was blooming so much lately!

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Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

Even the little ants attracted to the flowers in great numbers were covered in sticky pollen.

A worker Eastern Bumble Bee braces herself on the petals of a hosta flower while reaching the nectar reservoir with her long tongue. Leavenworth, Kansas, USA, September 12, 2022.

Pollination must occur before these fruits of "Canon Balls" are to be created.

Caught a bee mid-flight checking out a flower.

June 3, 2011

Washington Square Park, East Side

I'm deathly afraid of bees, and try to avoid them at all costs. Me getting even this close to one for the sake of a picture is a testament to my dedication... even though I ran like the wind the second it started moving.

Colorado Wildflowers And A Bee

2023 Workshop at the Lussier Family Heritage Center. Participants planned a garden and took home the plants. They also learned about the ecological benefits and how to install and take care of the plants.

Pollination of Small Purple Fringed orchid by a Silver-spotted Skipper. This was photographed along the access road to the summit of Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina.

To read more about this pollination process, please check out Jim's Blog.

Carpenter Bee on Queen Anne's Lace

Apalacicola, FL

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this species is pollinated by carpenter bees; a great example of adaptive morphology of the plant to its pollinator.

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A bumble bee pollinates in summertime - taken in Marbella, Spain.

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Pictures from the 2017 High Country Farm Tour. Beautiful pollinator garden at Springhouse Farm.

7/31/10. While riding. Nikon Coolpix S8000. Handheld. SOOC.

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Pollinator Parade - 14 May 2016

I was feeling inspired this morning after looking at all the other great Flickr photos out there, and this is what I came up with. Thank you to all the other photographers who inspired me.

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A bee pollinates one of the Zinnias in the pick-your-own flower beds at Parlee Farms in Tyngsboro

A pollinator lands on a flower at the Pariette Wetlands.

Photo by Jonathan D. Mallory, BLM Utah

Green Bottle Fly (Calliphora sp.) pollinating a daisy flower. Note the pollen on the legs and body of the fly.

A honey bee flying from a freshly pollinated sunflower.

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Common Name: Catalina or Felt-Leaf Ceanothus

Scientific Name: Ceanothus arboreus

Family: Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae)

Habitat: Originally, dry shrubby slopes on the California Channel Islands under 900'.

Took a couple dozen shots of this bumblebee as it fed; this is the only one that really came out.