A bright metallic emerald green bee is perched atop a cluster of tiny white yarrow blossoms, and she is running both forelegs down her extended tongue to clean it.

Green metallic sweat lady grooming her tongue in the sunshine

Agapostemon on yarrow/Achillea millefolium

July 12.25

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My lance-leafed coreopsis is blooming and who else but the official fucking bee of Toronto shows up. All that sweet, sweet pollen? It’s the bees knees!!! #GreenSweatBee #Nature #NativeWildflowers

Happy world bee day from this green sweat bee on dandelion.

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Green sweat bee loaded up with pollen.

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One of the bees I usually have trouble getting shots of because they're so fast. Thankfully this one was busy with pollen.

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