A bee on a ranceme of lilac blossoms of a Coleus venteri plant. Bright green foliage mingled with green plectranthus leaves.

The bee in the first pic hovering to the right of the flowers.

Another pic of the bee on a ranceme of lilac blossoms of a Coleus venteri plant. The stripes are clearer. Bright green foliage mingled with green plectranthus leaves.

The bee hovering to the left of the blossoms, zoom in to see the little proboscis!

The Bee has come. Indigenous blossoms rock on.

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#iflowers
#naturemagic
#smallbeauty

A Bee loving the Plantain lilies.
#BusyBee

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A Honey Bee sleeping in a Plantain lily flower.
#NotSoBusyBee

It thought it had been in there for a while and found it asleep. 😴😂

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#NaturalArt #art #DesignsOfNature #Insects

An Early Bumblebee loving the Plantain lilies.
#BusyBee

#IFlowers #Lilies
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#PreciousPollinators #Bees #Bumble #BeesFromBrum #Brumblebees
#LookCloser #ColoursOfNature
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#NaturalArt #art #DesignsOfNature #Insects

A Marmalade Hoverfly loving the Plantain lilies.

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A Red-tailed bumblebee loving the Plantain lilies. #BusyBee Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this social bee is important in pollination.

Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this social bee is important in pollination.

A Red-tailed bumblebee visiting a plantain lily flower. Bombus lapidarius is a species of bumblebee in the subgenus Melanobombus. Commonly known as the red-tailed bumblebee, B. lapidarius can be found throughout much of Central Europe. Known for its distinctive black and red body, this social bee is important in pollination.

A Red-tailed Bumblebee loving the Plantain lilies.
#BusyBee

#IFlowers #Lilies
#EssentialInsects
#PreciousPollinators #Bees #Bumble #BeesFromBrum #Brumblebees
#LookCloser #ColoursOfNature
#Nature #ukGarden
#NaturalArt #art #DesignsOfNature #Insects