A rear view of a carder bumblebee feeding on a purple/blue large cornflower in the middle of the shot. Out of focus behind is the greenery of the garden with a trellis just visible.

#BeeFriday a common carder bumblebee on a cornflower in the meadows garden in Edinburgh. 🐝 #FridayBee #theweethings

A small bee forages on the side of a purple flower. Her pollen brush on the underside of the abdomen appears orange and is loaded with pollen.

A leafcutter bee foraging in the sun #Fridaybee #solitarybee 🐝 #theweethings ##beeFriday

A blue beetle sits on the edge of a green leaf. It is poised half way over the edge with its king antennae in view.

A beetle with great antennae for #insectthursday #invertebrate #theweethings