Random and miscellaneous pollinator photos
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Gorgeous photos, guys!
Never have I seen bees on begonias before, but here they are.
Never have I seen bees on begonias before, but here they are.
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Nice looking bee with those silver stripes.
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Something on the Mexican heather (a cuphea), a bee favorite
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Funny how big bees like tiny flowers.
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This was a very large bee robbing the nectar from Gold Star Esperanza.
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I was in Lowe's a couple of days ago and spotted some potted flowers called Pericallis. I had never heard of these daisy-like flowers before. They are supposed to like cool weather. Anyway, they were so pretty that I bought two plants. They are attracting pollinators. I think this is some kind of fly.
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Monarchs on pentas and agastache today.
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Bee burrowing into a container of Candy Tops Red snapdragon.
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It's a wasp beetle. It looks like a wasp, buzzes like a wasp, wanders over flowers like a wasp and will eat some insects like wasp. It isn't a wasp.....but if you ask him, he'll tell you otherwise.
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Thank goodness that he doesn't sting like a wasp! Pretty looking thing for a bug.Amateurinawe wrote: ↑Mon Mar 15, 2021 3:11 pm It's a wasp beetle. It looks like a wasp, buzzes like a wasp, wanders over flowers like a wasp and will eat some insects like wasp. It isn't a wasp.....but if you ask him, he'll tell you otherwise.
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Texas bluebonnet and nasturtium...both attracting combinations of hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies.
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We have 2 new Honeybee hives and with the warmer temperatures they have been very active.
I noticed that they are really liking the turnip greens that have bloomed and are going to seed this spring. This bed is from a fall planting that I left.
If you look closely you will see the pollen on the honeybees hind legs. Honeybees collect pollen here in what is called pollen baskets. Amazing little creatures.
I noticed that they are really liking the turnip greens that have bloomed and are going to seed this spring. This bed is from a fall planting that I left.
If you look closely you will see the pollen on the honeybees hind legs. Honeybees collect pollen here in what is called pollen baskets. Amazing little creatures.
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Nice. I’ve assembled my hive, now just need to order the bees. Not sure which kind to get, buckfast, italian, Carniolan, Russian. Nuc or package, too many choices
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We bought 2 Nucs and they are a hybrid bee - Italian/Buckfast. They were installed into hives in late February. We got lucky with the weather and it never got too cold on the bees. I will post a picture of the hive set up tomorrow in case any one is interested.
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I can't tell if this is a bee or a wasp. They were on the milkweed and the Vermillionaire cuphea today.
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Nice face and interesting eyes. I think it's a bee?
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It's not a clear wing moth is it ? We get something similar here . Don't know but don't rule out moths from beds and wasps and beetles
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[mention]SpookyShoe[/mention] https://www.wildbeestexas.com/carpenter ... m-kaeimtvj
Looks like a male Strand’s Carpenter Bee. Texas is the only state where these are found and you are about as north as they get.
Looks like a male Strand’s Carpenter Bee. Texas is the only state where these are found and you are about as north as they get.
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Could be right [mention]karstopography[/mention] , looks very alike
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