I love photographing bees since they are so important to us and our food source.

In the hibiscus

A female Megachile Leafcutter Bee nectaring in our Staffordshire garden today.

Bee - Cleethorpes.

Aptenia, I think...

Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) taking nectar from Fallopia aubertii flowers.

Pszczoła miodna (Apis mellifera) pobierająca nektar z kwiatów rdestówki Auberta (Fallopia aubertii).

Bee eater

Thanks for your visit, have a wonderful day.

It was huge.

In my garden Stafford UK 15th July 2022

I have a garden bed that’s all coneflowers. A sea of purple! And the bees love it. At sunset, I step outside and wait for the magic to happen.

This guy was working our back yard this morning.

Gathering pollen

Hard Working Honey Bee.

stack of xx (not a lot) shots handheld (focus bracketing without flash) at 2x magnification (1/250s, f/11, ISO6400).

At home

Bienen bei der Arbeit - Bees at work

Cleethorpes

Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) flying through lavender in flower

Bee - Cleethorpes.

a empty legged bee evicts another, fully loaded with pollen, to get some.

looks like a race to the top

Have a great weekend! Stick close to your honey! 😄

We have around 67 species within the Andrenidae family in the UK and I haven't quite worked out which one this is yet! To be honest, I'm not even 100% sure it is a mining bee. I'll update if my detective skills uncover its real identity :-)

Took me some time to catch a bee in flight.

Watching the Bees and my hubby :)). Summertime - it's nice in the garden. Have a super duper week ahead dear Flickr friends xx

Bee on a dahlia in the San Francisco dahlia garden.

Summer garden buzzing with honey bees!