Checking in on the ladies. 🐝
#osmialignaria #nativebees #blueorchardmasonbees #pnw

The boys finally got some sunny encouragement. ☀️🐝
#nativebees #osmialignaria #masonbees

The annual harvest has begun. 🐝
#bees #masonbees #nativebees #osmialignaria #blueorchardbees

A fuzzy blue black bee uses its hind leg to swipe at a tiny mite behind its head.

Close up of the round, beige colored mite. It has many long hair-like appendages that show up against the metallic, pit-textured, blue black bee.

How about a mason bee and pesky pollen mite for #macromonday ?

#bee #osmialignaria #nativebees