Yellow-faced Bumble bee on Rock Phacelia
And here is one of our friends, the Yellow-faced Bumble bee, Bombus vosnesenskii, on a Rock Phacelia Phacelia californica. I'm so happy...
Wool carder bee approaching the Yellow Coastal Bush Lupine
The wool carder bees are back! And when they are not being territorial about their favorite flowers, chasing away other bees, they can be...
Happy Easter or Passover!
It's sheer delight to observe daily the Yellow-Faced Bumble Bees as they visit their favorite nectar and pollen sources in the garden. As...
Yellow Faced Bumble Bee pays a visit
At last, another visit from a Yellow-Faced Bumble Bee Bombus vosnesenskii ! Ever since I read that this bee is now considered endangered,...
A Digger Bee, Anthrophora curta, new resident in the garden
I finally figured out what kind of digger bee this little one is, an Anthrophora curta. Until now I only observed Ivory Banded Digger...
Yellow faced bumble bee in a California poppy
Ah, my first observation of the year of a Yellow-faced bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii in a California poppy in the garden. I rarely see...
California Bumble Bee on the Island Alum Root
Yesterday I wrote a post about the blossoming Island Alum Root Heuchera maxima plant. Well look who was visiting all of the blossoms...
California Bumble Bee and Silver Bush Lupine Blossom
The Silver Bush Lupines Lupinus albifrons are starting to bloom and I'm seeing more bees in the garden. All day long bees are visiting...
Bombus californicus in the ceanothus
The ceanothus is abuzz all day, and now the California bees Bombus californicus are out after their winter rest, as well. Look at the...
Yellow faced bumble bee and the Ray Hartman ceanothus blossoms
Oh how happy it makes me to see the yellow faced bumble bees back in the garden! Yesterday, when the temperatures were in the upper 60's...
