#52Frames Week 40: #Texture
Fuzzy Bees, Soft Petals, Prickly Seedheads
The asters are a favorite of the Western Honey Bees.
*
*
#52frames_texture #douglasaster #westernhoneybee #fuzzy #soft #prickly
2
0
0
0
Hashtag
#douglasaster
Advertisement · 728 × 90
Capture52 Week 39 - In The Garden
*
*
#westernhoneybee #douglasaster #todayinthebackyard #Capture52_InTheGarden #inthegarden #pnwgardening
2
0
0
0
Hyperlocal douglas aster during sunset in my yard where it natively occurs. When cultivated it becomes an enormous spreading pollinator powerhouse that blooms nonstop from June to November. A PNW must have. 🌼 🐝 🦋
Ultra-local native #DouglasAster for #FloralFriday.
🌼 🌅 🌱
#SymphyotrichumSubspicatum #bloomscrolling #flowersonfriday #nativeplants #sunset
40
0
0
0
'til I moved to this fabulous garden I'd never heard of #RebloomingAzaleas - they bloom in spring&fall...and the autumn show is just getting started!!! #LuckyMe
1) #EncoreAzaleaAutumnTwist
2) #EncoreAzaleaAutumnChiffon
3) #BlueAniseSage
4) our native #DouglasAster
*
#todayinthebackyard #azalealove
2
0
0
0
A light purple aster blossom is in the foreground; just about to pass behind it is a stocky dark bee with fluffy white body fur and orange pollen carrying hairs on her underbelly. She appears to be looking right at the camera with a large matte black eye
Late summer is Megachile time
My fave charismatic chunky-fauna are these leafcutters
#dailybee #bcnativebees #megachile #leafcutterbees #douglasaster
2
0
0
0
A fuzzy bee is perched in the yellow centre of a purple aster flower. She has one large spotted blue eye facing the camera and is sporting large yellow pollen pants on her rear legs.
Melissodes eyes are so mesmerizing
Female long-horned bee on native aster
#bcnativebees #dailybee #melissodes #longhornedbee #pnwnativeplants #douglasaster
3
0
0
0
A dark bee is sitting atop a purple and orange aster flower, with her front half in sun and her back in shade. She has masses of bright orange pollen all over her, not only in her specialized belly hairs but also covering all of her legs, her thorax, and her face. She appears to be drinking some nectar and has one large glossy black eye facing the camera.
Leaf cutter lady - charismatic megafauna of the micro world
On Douglas aster/Symphyotrichum subspicatum getting all pollened up
#megachile #bcnativebees #dailybee #nativeplants #bcnativeplants #pnwnativeplants #leafcutterbee #pollenbee #Symphyotrichum #douglasaster
5
0
0
0
Close up of the yellow centre of a small mauve aster flower, with a tiny dark bee perched on top. She is fully black from end to end but her features stand out in the sunshine.
Teeny Ceratina in an afternoon sunbeam
They’re so small and so dark and so glossy that it’s usually tricky to get detailed photos with the equipment I have so it was a nice surprise to see her outlined so clearly
#dailybee #bcnativebees #ceratina #smallcarpenterbee #douglasaster #symphyotrichum
2
0
0
0
Most of the image is occupied by a light pinkish-purple aster flower with an orange centre. Perched on one side is a slim dark bee with distinctive white stripes on its abdomen, yellow legs, and long slender antennae. He has a bit of dark blonde fur on his back and face, and deep black, glossy eye
Profile & body view of wee Halictus on the aster from the other day
Slender (abdominal segments & antennae) man
July 2025
#dailybee #bcnativebees #halictus #symphyotrichumsubspicatum #bcnativeplants #douglasaster #nativebees
2
0
0
0