Our dear, dear bumble bees
Bumble bees are now officially considered an endangered species.
What very sad news.
I value every sighting of them because they are not a common sight in our garden.
Some photos of bumble bees in our garden this year:
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A black-tailed bumble bee Bombus melanopygus on a Coreopsis Grandiflora Sunburst blossom
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Yellow Face Bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii on a Penstemon heterophyllus Margarita Bop blossom
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Yellow Face Bumble bee Bombus vosnesenskii sleeping on Coreopsis Grandiflora Sunburst