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Osmias are so-called solitary bees belonging to the Megachile family, because unlike honey bees, they do not live in a swarm with a queen, who ensures their reproduction. In the case of solitary bees, each female ensures her own offspring. And to do this, she digs a burrow, which she will line with pieces of petals or leaves that she will cut in the surrounding vegetation, hence their nickname of flower cutters.
Les Osmias sont des abeilles dites solitaires appartenant à la famille Mégachile, car contrairement aux abeilles mellifères, elles ne vivent pas en essaim avec une reine, qui en assure la reproduction. Dans le cas des abeilles solitaires, chaque femelle assure sa propre descendance. Et pour ce faire, elle creuse un terrier, qu’elle tapissera avec des morceaux de pétales ou de feuille qu’elle ira découper dans la végétation environnante, d’où leur surnom de découpeuses de fleurs.
I took my first shot of this occurrence (bees drinking water) about a year ago. It was from further away, and with fairly poor light. This one hasn't dipped in yet, but the light, color and detail are far beyond what I caught last time. It helps when you aren't afraid to get really close - this was taken about 8" away. Got many more shots of them drinking, but this one just stood out from the rest.
Website rangers WWF The bees help flowers and plants in love. It works like this: a male flower has stamens. There's pollen on it. That looks like yellow powder. A bee dives into the flower in search of nectar. The pollen sticks to its fur. The bee then flies to a female flower for even more nectar. It leaves the pollen on its pistil. You call that pollination. This is how a flower is fertilized and new seeds grow. Without bees and other insects, the love between flowers and plants would go terribly wrong and strawberries, tomatoes, watermelons or apples would no longer grow.
I think I may have wrongly named this plant the other day in a posting, Can anyone confirm for me is this a 'Mahonia'
The bee hives (centre) are well situated for their residents with the flower meadow in front of them. A Wiltshire landscape view not far from Bratton in the North Wessex Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Calliopsis Bees inhabit Florida’s sandy habitats, including coastal dunes, grasslands, and open pinewoods. They are active during warm months and are especially common in areas with dense wildflower growth. Their efficient foraging benefits both native and ornamental plants.
They are gentle and non-aggressive, rarely stinging even when disturbed.
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No idea what sort of bee, other than honey bee. No idea what the flower is either. But a number of different bees were attracted to it.
A fluffy honey bee (Apis mellifera) doing her work on common gorse. Wimbledon Common Park, London, United Kingdom.
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