Hard workers
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With the sunny weather these days, and plants producing their flowers, there are more bees in the garden collecting pollen and feeding on nectar.
This past weekend I observed this female carpenter bee visiting the Hot Lips Salvia shrub. What a feast she had!
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The lavatera is also full of blooms which means lots of bee activity. Here is a honey bee in a lavatera blossom.