They really do shift about! To get a photograph is more luck then judgement.
It's the queen bumbles that are in action at the moment, the two species I've seen being buff tails and tree bumbles. Honey bees were about today, and also some species or other of mining bee; not tawny mining bees as too small.
This species was rather less camera shy and I was able to get a couple of pictures.
Let's see what we see as temperatures rise.
Si
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As usual Si, exceptional photographs = super view of a bee in the last one.
ReplyDeleteAgreed. Lovely photos especially the last.
ReplyDeleteGreat bee photos!
ReplyDeleteI assisted a queen bee recently. She was out, crawling very slowly on a chilly day. I left her alone but she was still there the next morning. Did some investigating and managed to move her into the greenhouse for warmth. She seemed to appreciate the flowers we've got in there. I put the usual sugar/water down too and left her for another night. To my joy she was up and buzzing the next day - I really thought she'd die as she looked so bedraggled - seems they can't fly properly if the temperature is too cold.
Super bee photos - seeing more here too :)
ReplyDeleteThank you all so much for your kind comments
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