The honey bee and the Agastache plant
Today I purchased yet another native plant for the backyard, an Agastache hybrid from the Sweetwater nursery. I had barely re-potted it...
more lovely flowers for the pollinators
Although it is almost mid-September, we still have some lovely flowers blooming for the pollinators. The fish and seaweed extract liquid...
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...
Tickseed aka coreopsis = more food for bees
I purchased a new plant for the backyard, tickseed aka coreopsis. It's still a small plant, but within a few hours I observed a hover fly...
Ivory banded digger male bee waking up on Klondike cosmos
Last week I observed an ivory banded digger male bee sleeping on a prom dress cosmos blossom. And this morning I observed another ivory...
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...
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...
cabbage moth in the sunny backyard
Yes, this is exactly how colorful parts of the backyard are right now. And when it's a sunny day it's fun to observe all of the...
