bee photo in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum

plantladylin

Sep 14, 2013 3:18 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Bees love the Yellow Bells:

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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mcash70

Sep 18, 2013 6:00 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

This bee looked like it was taking a nap, it was very still for quite awhile, draped over the butterfly bush blooms.

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jmorth

Sep 18, 2013 6:12 PM CST

central Illinois

Big Bee -

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

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wildflowers

Sep 18, 2013 6:44 PM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

Little bee

(actually, I think its a tiny syrphid fly having some nectar from the salvia bloom)

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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plantladylin

Sep 18, 2013 8:22 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Margaret: Really pretty photo of that bee! Maybe it passed out from too much nectar.

J: Lovely shots as always, love the bees and especially love those beautiful blooms in your garden!

Christine: That does look like some kind of syrphid fly ... great shots!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

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mcash70

Sep 18, 2013 11:48 PM CST

Name: Margaret
Near Kamloops, BC, Canada (Zone 3a)

Thanks Lin, I have seen them resting in the flowers before, but I really liked the way this one was kind of hanging there.

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flaflwrgrl

Sep 19, 2013 7:13 AM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Snoozing. Cute.
J, I think that might be a carpenter bee.
Cute little syrphid fly.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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TennesseeDave

Sep 19, 2013 10:52 AM CST

Name: Dave
Dayton, TN (Zone 7a)
Blessed beyond all merit.

Look at the amount of pollen on those legs!

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flaflwrgrl

Sep 19, 2013 12:02 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Sometimes you wonder how they can fly all loaded down like that.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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jmorth

Sep 19, 2013 7:58 PM CST

central Illinois

Bee and Buckeye

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

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flaflwrgrl

Sep 19, 2013 8:29 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Now there's another winner that needs to be made into a banner! The rocks, the aster, the buckeye. Oh man, that is really beautiful J! that would make a great framed piece of art just as it is. The composition is fabulous. And there's that brightly stripe bee too!

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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jmorth

Sep 23, 2013 6:20 PM CST

central Illinois

3 kinds of bee

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

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plantladylin

Sep 24, 2013 6:14 AM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

Very nice shots ... especially love that unusual and pretty bee in the middle photo!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #488348 (13)

jmorth

Oct 9, 2013 11:37 AM CST

central Illinois

black bee

Nothing that's been done can ever be changed.

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wildflowers

Oct 9, 2013 11:45 AM CST

Name: Christine
North East Texas (Zone 7b)
Shine Your Light!

So cute!

May your life be like a wildflower, growing freely in the beauty and joy of each day --Native American Proverb

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flaflwrgrl

Oct 9, 2013 12:04 PM CST

Name: Ann ~Heat zn 9, Sunset
North Fl. (Zone 8b)

Oh, he's really cool looking. Sort of military looking with those thin white lines.

I am a strong believer in the simple fact is that what matters in this life is how we treat others. I think that's what living is all about. Not what I've done in my life but how I've treated others. ~~ Sharon Brown

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plantladylin

Oct 9, 2013 2:15 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

What a neat looking bee; I've never seen anything like that and it sure is pretty ... great shot!

~ I'm an old gal who still loves playing in the dirt!
~ Playing in the dirt is my therapy ... and I'm in therapy a lot!

| @plantladylin | Post #495578 (17)

Gleni

Nov 24, 2013 9:23 PM CST

Name: Glen Ingram
Macleay Is, Qld, Australia (Zone 12a)
(Lee Reinke X Rose F Kennedy) X Unk

I don't often see bees anymore. Everyone complains here about the lack of them these days. It could be the spraying of mangroves for mosquitos and sand-flies by the local authority.

The problem is that when you are young your life it is ruined by your parents. When you are older it is ruined by your children.

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sheryl

Dec 28, 2013 12:40 PM CST

Name: Sheryl
Hot, hot, hot, Feenix, AZ (Zone 9b)

Don't quote me on this.... but it seems like the culprit for the bee demise is the nicotine based insecticides. Although they aren't often applied to actual blooms, they are systemic and if the plant blooms it is available to the pollinators.

This Wiki articles names the different brands and gives some more (and probably more accurate!) info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N...

In the end, only kindness matters.

Science is not the answer, it is the question.

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