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bees nest by the back door. Kev had to destroy it. Poor bees, they worked so hard to build their nest and now it's destroy. I hope they build the nest somewhere else.
Bees don't like the rain, thought i would get up close and personal with this Bee whilst it waited for the sun to dry his coat.
A Native Bee sheltering within a flower on a sprinkly day, in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
One of many types of bees that found and then enjoyed feeding on this flowering shrub the name of which I do not know but the bees loved it.
One of the macro Bee shots I took last week and I still cannot work out which bit is which, I think he was doing an unusual position here.....
July 2013
It's the time of year when the straggly bushes by our kitchen window earn their place - they are covered in a haze of blue flowers, which the bees absolutely love. Bumble bees, and these smaller ones - not sure if this is a honey bee, or a solitary bee.... but all are attracted. And from this angle, it shows both the furry body, and just what a tiny waist it has!
Adults generally feed on nectar and pollen, thus are pollinators of flowers. They superficially resemble bees, thus are commonly called bee flies, and this may offer the adults some protection from predators. In parts of East Anglia locals refer to them as 'beewhals', thanks to their tusk-like appendages.
일본광채꽃벌, small carpenter bee, Ceratina japonica Cockerell.
Today, I was frustrated twice.
At first, as I met a jumping spider which I’ve really anticipated, I was so surprised and happy. But soon, I was frustrated that the batteries in my camera was almost dead. I could take only some photos of it.
I was frustrated again, when I opened photos in the lightroom. The sensor of my camera was so dirty. I came near crying…:-(
Macro of a bee up to its wings in food.
Handheld, ringflash and manual focus MP-E 65mm lens :)
Best seen on black, or in high resolution:
On a bright autumn day, this planted patch of 'wild flowers' in Hailey Park, Llandaff North, Cardiff held good numbers of bees (all Bombus pascuorum), hoverflies and other insects.
Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind.
~ James Russell Lowell
"Lasioglossum bees are a group of native bee species that do not produce honey but are important pollinators of crops and wild plants. These small black bees are not aggressive but can sting for defence. They have a mild sting that is much less painful than that of a honey bee.
They live independently of others (i.e. they are solitary) or in small groups and build their nests in the ground."