Lots of food for the bees
This year, I think I've been better with providing food for our bee, butterfly and bird visitors in the backyard. To be sure that there...
Cuckoo bee!
This weekend I spotted this cuckoo bee, a female coelioxys on the naked buckwheat blossoms. These bees are natural enemies of other bee...
Carpenter bees are back
I haven't seen carpenter bees in the garden since early summer. And then yesterday afternoon I heard the distinct buzz of a larger,...
Honey bees in the morning
Here is another bee waking up in the Prom Dress cosmos blossoms, this time a honey bee. It stayed in this position for at least ten...
Beautiful monarch butterflies
Here are more images of the monarch butterflies we watched develop from caterpillars on our milkweed plant, to chrysalises to adults. We...
The monarch butterflies are out and on their way
Hooray! Hooray! After 17 days, the monarchs emerged from both chrysalises! We just weren't sure anymore if the chrysalises were okay and...
Leaf cutter bees having a feast
I've never seen so many leaf cutter bees in the garden before this summer. Somehow the combination of native plants we have growing in...
Sleeping ivory banded male digger bee
This morning I observed a bee sleeping on a prom dress blossom. I've seen photos of bees sleeping on flowers, but this was my very...
Bees and flowers
The backyard is literally a-buzz with activity these days. So many bees, butterflies and birds! Above is an image of a honey bee flying...
The hairstreak butterfly and cabbage moth
This summer, ever since the naked buckwheat plant started blossoming, the hairstreak butterfly has been a regular visitor. And I only see...
