#native pollinator

[labriatarpitz]

Microscopic pink native bee 💖 🐝

[legends-of-darkness]

Bee is for Beardtongue

MP2C 2020, prints available

[toddjdreyer]

Halictidae sp. / Sweat Bee found in my pollinator patch.

[fox-bright]

Beautiful Agapostemnon splendens in my garden this afternoon.

[cedarlili]

Acaciella

This pretty flower is one of those examples of ‘can’t leave well enough alone,’ as you will find it variously listed as Acacia angustissima, or Acaciella angustissima. At least they’ve agreed on the narrow leaves! Which some of the common names agree on, as well, since it’s sometimes called Fern Acacia, also Prairie Acacia. That latter threw me off a bit, as I photographed this specimen in a…

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[joerojasburke]

Bumblebee season has arrived ! They can’t resist the flowers of this native manzanita (Arctostaphylos columbiana)

[craftycultivator]

Mason Bee House... 2016

Mason Bee House… 2016

I don’t have a big write up about this, but here is a little update. This is the Mason Bee house I made last year. It is just a cedar 6×8 with a piece of scrap cedar deck board for the roof. I had my doubts that it was actually going to be used, but sure enough, last year a few holes were filled. This year, it is starting to become a full house. I don’t bring this into a warmer area over winter,…

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[toddjdreyer]

First Bee photo of 2016