bees photos on Flickr

The Bee Fly (Bombylius major) is often seen around the spring flowers in my area. Its larvae are ectoparasites on the larvae of early spring ground-nesting bees. Middel Patuxent Environmental Area, Maryland

Bee and Lavender by David Leong

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This is a bee pollinating a lavender at the 2007 Lavender Festival in Sequim, Washington.

Bumble Bee by Carolyn Ryan*

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Bee by Jamie Elvin

Honeybee on Dandelion 2 by Brad Smith

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Bee by doublejeopardy

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Bumble Bees collecting pollen on my butterfly plant.

Bee - Dasypoda hirtipes male by Tim Ransom

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First time i have found one of this species :)

Bee Mimic by Brad Smith

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This is a Syrphid fly that mimics a bumble bee.

bee-zilla by Ian Lee

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For the week 12 challenge, this is my interpretation of fear. Fortunately beezilla, godzilla, and mothra prefer Tokyo but as you can see I did once have a run it with bee-zilla. I actually do fear getting stung on the head while riding my bike - enough so that I have almost lost control more than once while trying to remove a buzzing insect from my helmet 79/365

What it Bee by perkijl61

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IMG_5664 by Mr Eeyus

Bees from the garden this evening. (22nd July 2013)

Megachile rotundata Bee by wildlife.exposures

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It bee #macromonday...

A Megachile Rotundata Bee enjoys some New England Aster...(in New York no less)... 9/16/23

Canon EOS R7, RF 100-400 & RF 1.4x

Carpenter Bee by Keith L'Amour

Bee_3 by Vic Hubbard

Bee by Paul Chambers

Bee on lavender

Bumble Bee by jthornett

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Taken in mum's garden, Exeter, Devon.

Bee on Chives Flower by Doug Price.

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Taken in St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK

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Bee sucking thyme nectar

Bee Fly by Gilbert Tayag

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Shipley Nature Center, Huntington Beach CA

Flies have larger eyes when compared to bees. Unlike the flies, the bees have larger and longer antenna. The bees also have a tongue called proboscis that helps them in sucking nectar from the flowers. While the flies have only two wings, the bees have four wings.

Bee on Basil by Assaf Shtilman

Close-up of bee collecting pollen by Powderpuff GP

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Kornoeljestraat Bee by Marjon van der Vegt

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The Hague, The Netherlands

Bumble Bee on lavender by Chris McCluskie

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Mason Bumble Bee by Kim

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Thanks to Culinary Fool I learned this little bee is a type of bumble bee, and thanks to A Cup of Green Tea, I learned it is a of the Mason Bee variety. the flower it is working on is no more than an inch in diameter, and is a low growing ground cover.

SolitaryBee3_03072012 by Red_Bloduewedd

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First time I've seen one of these fuzzy faced fellows, slightly larger and heavier built than a honeybee.

Bee by Have Cam Will Travel.

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Old photo revisited

Bee on Azalia by John Flannery

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Spring is here and here are some of the pretty flowers and plants in my yard.

This Azalia blooms brighter each year. The frost was gentle this spring so our flowers are coming in very nicely.

Bee Foraging by Finn Sumner