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Enjoying lavender nectar
Sunday was a very warm day, great weather for the bees and butterflies. Cabbage moths are very lovely creatures, with paper thin wings,...
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Season of growth
It 's my favorite time of year when plants produce blossoms and the bees are abuzz. Unfortunately, so far I haven't had my camera with me...
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Busy day on the Sapphire Salvia
Monday, Memorial Day, was a very busy day on the Sapphire Salvia plants. Bees were on there all day, sometimes both carpenter bees and...
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Just watching the honey bees
Who can ever get bored observing bees? Here's a honey bee seen from behind, landing on lavender blossoms on a sunny, breezy day. And here...
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Casanova, the male wool carder bee
Last weekend I spent some time deadheading rosebushes and cutting dried branches in one area along the driveway. There was the usual...
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here come the bees
How wonderful it is to hear the buzzing sounds of busy bees in the garden! Above is an image of a honey bee approaching a Sapphire Salvia...
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![Welcome back, Wool Carder bees!](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1eb7ff_e359f625455947608f01e9cad10ddbfa.jpg/v1/fill/w_312,h_234,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/1eb7ff_e359f625455947608f01e9cad10ddbfa.webp)
Welcome back, Wool Carder bees!
This past weekend I observed wool carder bees in the backyard. It's so great to see them again! In the above image a wool carder bee is...
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The Sapphire Salvia spires are blooming
The Sapphire Salvia plants are blooming and ready for the pollinators! Even before the blossoms opened up, bees and hummingbirds were...
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The backyard is abloom!
This is the wonderful time of year when plants blossom again, and the pollinators are monitoring the development of their food sources....
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Bees at work
It was very warm on Sunday May 1st, which meant a lot of bees out and about. Here are images of different bees in the garden on various...