The bee you're trying to save might not be the one that needs help. Uncover the surprising truth about bee conservation and how to protect our *real* pollinators.
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#honeybees #nativebees #bumblebees
When you’re that big it helps to rev up the engine before takeoff. [Xylocopa sonorina male, Alameda, CA 3-26-26] #bees #nativebees
Close-up of black with yellow bumblebee facing camera while exiting a golden poppy flower. There is a buttercup flower just beyond them and they are in a green grassy area.
Female Pyrobombus gathering pollen in California Poppy this week near Sonoma Coast for #InsectThursday. 💚
#NativeBees #NativePlants #Pollinators #CaliforniaNativePlants #NaturePhotos #iNat 📷🌱
The boys finally got some sunny encouragement. ☀️🐝
#nativebees #osmialignaria #masonbees
A dense cluster of bright yellow trumpet-shaped flowers with green leaves (Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)) against a clear blue sky.
Sorry that I have been away. Gardening season is busy for me. In a few hours, I'll be headed to Raleigh, NC for the Arts in Bloom Festival at the NC Art Museum.
Will report on all of this as soon as I return. Until then enjoy my blooming Carolina Jessamine […]
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In today’s episode of “When you’re so small California poppy anthers are like tree trunks to you”… this little Dialictus bee. [Alameda, CA 3-20-26] #bees #nativebees
Sci NC produced this great piece on bees- "What's killing the bees and who's fighting back".
I'm honored to have been included and to be given the opportunity to bring some attention to our native bees too!
🌍 🌱 🐝
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#nativebees #honeybees
Did you ever think you could be important to the survival of a rare, threatened, or endangered species?
👀 Look for an endangered species of insect that lives near you and see if you can help it out.
I'm doing this by growing and eating blueberries. 😋
🐝 Really! There is a type of native bee […]
Check out this new research on how male stingless bees can contribute to pollination, which I played a small part in. Males must visit flowers to feed, and their increased dispersal compared to workers may benefit dispersal of pollen!
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#nativebees
#stinglessbees
Black and white Lasioglossum kincaidii female bee on yellow flower.
Gray/green and white Halictus tripartitus female bee on California poppy.
Small metallic green Dialictus female bee on California poppy.
It’s officially warm enough that the small and very small bees are on the move. Larger to smaller, Lasioglossum kincaidii, Halictus tripartitus and Dialictus, all females. I spotted two Agapostemon subtilior, but they did not 📷 cooperate. [Alameda, CA 3-13-26] #bees #nativebees
The native Blue Banded Bees are back!!
#NativeBees #Buddleia #MyGarden
Ok #bugsky and #invertebrate lovers, let’s post some gorgeous native bees to boost this excellent thread
Cuckoo #bee
#nativebees
#macro #macrophotography
#MacroMonday!
Ok #bugsky and #invertebrate lovers, let’s post some gorgeous native bees to boost this excellent thread
🌿 🐝🌼
Peridot sweat bee, on my mobile 🤪
#SaveTheBees #NativeBees #SundayYellow
The day I discovered there were Longhorn bees was a memorable one for me!
This guy was visiting a blooming tithonia in our yard. Those antennae!!
#invertes #nativebees
[Xylocopa sonorina female, Alameda, CA 2-28-26] #bees #nativebees
Our beloved fence pets are back. [Xylocopa sonorina male, Alameda, CA 2-28-26] #bees #nativebees
Bee houses are not deco.
Cavity-nesting bees evolved with fresh nesting holes each year. When we cluster holes together and never open them, pests thrive.
BeeSafe™ brings housing, nesting materials, and seasonal care together into one standard.
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#NativeBees #BeeCare
The trickiest bees I've photographed so far! The cuckoo bees (Thyreus), with the chequered cuckoo bee (Thyreus caeruleopunctatus) on the left and the neons cuckoo bee (Thyreus nitidulus).
#bees #australianbees #entomology #macrophotography #nativebees
Poster for an Exhibition at Vancouver Island University titled Convergent. Features 3 horizontal detail images of the artwork - the first with penciled Garry Oak leaves overlaying a map, the second a photo of a leaf cutter bee in the process of cutting out a leaf, and the last a a warm-toned oil painting with rocks and plants. Text details: 900 Fifth Street, Entrance 5D, Tue-Fri 10am-4pm, Show dates 02.24-04.02 Opening Reception 02.27 4-7pm Vancouver Island University & The View Gallery Present CONVERGENT art by Anne Ramsden, Jesse Gray, & Yvonne Vander Koii
CONVERGENT: exhibition w/ Nanaimo artists Jesse Gray, Anne Ramsden & Yvonne Vander kooi
Re: local ecology & our relations w/ the landscape
Feb 24-Apr 2 opening Fri Feb 27 4-7pm
I will show 2 new bodies of work re: the Megachile/leaf-cutter bees in my yard
#nanaimo #nativebeeart #nativebees
Male Amegilla asserta roosting, Sydney NSW.
#macrophotography #nativebees #bees #entomology #Australianbees
Happy start to the Sydney Mardi Gras season! Here's a couple of pride flags (rainbow + trans) I made up using my Australian native bee photography!
#QueerSTEM #macrophotography #nativebees #sydneyMardiGras #transgender #Australiannativebees
We have a winner for our 2026 Spring Bee Competition! The winner is UT student Arya Vyas. biodiversity.utexas.edu/news/feature... #entomology #nativebees
The female dodged me today but not long after a male appeared, taking a break from turf patrol. Presented in quarter-speed-o-vision. [Xylocopa tabaniformis orpifex, Alameda, CA 2-3-26] #bees #nativebees
How many of these Aussie native bees have you spotted at your place? 🐝
Illustrations by Gina Cranson Artworks
#NativeBees #Bees
I spotted a Foothill Carpenter Bee yesterday but didn’t manage to get a picture. I went to another spot I knew they like to frequent today and sure enough... [Alameda, CA 1-30-26] #bees #nativebees
Green, black and white-striped bee, antenna low and forward, covered in large spherical white pollen, on yellow flower background.
Female Bicolored striped sweat bee
(Agapostemon Virescens)
with hollyhock and its pollen
Late June in Chicago ‘25
#agapostemon #nativeBees #nature #bees #flowers #bloomscrolling #gardens #gardening #chicago #macro #photography #summer #insects #bugs #wildlife #art #bugsky #eastcoastkin #stunday
Giant honeybee (Apis dorsata) external nest in cloud forest
Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) foraging on a flower
Carpenter bee (Xylocopa sp.) resting on a twig, possibly waiting for a mate
Stingless bee (Tetragonula praeterita) nest entrance tunnel in a rock wall
Here are some photos of the beautiful native bees found in Sri Lanka, where I was lucky enough to visit last month! Did you know that the small island of Sri Lanka is home to just under 150 described species of bees, of which 26 are endemic!
#nativebees
#stinglessbees
#srilanka
