Sleeping Summer Long-Horned Bee
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Yesterday as I made the morning rounds of the garden, I came upon this sleeping bee on a dried flower head of a Pozo Blue salvia plant.
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Another example of the reason to leave the garden a little untidy.
Leaving dried flower heads on plants provide places for bees to sleep, as well as seeds for birds to eat.