Two Eastern Carpenter Bees mating. Located on a branch in a Japanese Maple Tree. easterncarpenterbees nativebees wildlifegardening
Eastern Carpenter Bees making more Eastern Carpenter Bees. They flew over my head with the loudest of buzzing before they landed in a nearby tree! A blurry photo but wanted to respect their privacy. 😉 #XylocopaVirginica #bugsky
Two carpenter bees with their backs covered in yellow pollen. Both are actively feeding off of a passion flower bloom. This nativeplant vine has one of the most intricate flower structures and evolved to effectively cross-pollinate via the help of carpenter bees. A win-win scenario for bee and flower. nativeplants maypop passionflower gardening garden wildlifegarden pollinators bloomscrolling carpenterbee
Carpenter bees and Passiflora incarnata. Illustrating flower shape adaption to strategically promote cross-pollination. #PassifloraIncarnata #XylocopaVirginica #bugsky
A macro photograph of an Eastern Carpenter Bee’s head. Its eyes are facing the camera. Eyes are dark green in color with black blotches. nativebees invertebrates bugsky pollinators
Eye to eye with an Eastern Carpenter Bee #xylocopavirginica
