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Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug...

Also: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#nativebee #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography
A tiny native bee in the genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) was pollinating a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 15, 2025.
October 3, 2025 at 11:25 AM
helenhv.bsky.social
Today's #mobydick quote 🧵:
"Straightaway, he now goes on to make a full confession; whereupon the mariners become more and more appalled, but sitll are pitiful. For when Jonah, not yet supplicating God for mercy, since he but too well knew...

#bumblebee #friend #nativebee #puppy #bugsky
Small bumblebee clinging to the tip of a finger.
October 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
nicolewalker.bsky.social
I have so much footage of this tree. I have more footage of this tree & the comings and goings documenting this tree that I could do a very very boring documentary - multi parter. People should praise me for not publishing them. Cousin says I am some kind of Bird David Attenborough though🤷‍♀️ #🪶 #bird
Beloved BOAT a neighbouring Spanish Swamp Oak Tree and Nicole Walker’s back yard and patio Lappin Cherry Tree, Lilacs, weeping willow on left. On patio mason bee/ NativeBee/Wasp House Humingbird Feeder Nicole doesn’t know if she should keep but is leaning to keeping for now upgrading in future to Flower style (which they make) all of this is nice to know not need to know and Nicole hopes you realize she’s in on the joke but can’t stop typing anyways.
September 20, 2025 at 12:17 AM
jrm.rsok.com
Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug...

Also: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#nativebee #sweatbee #pollinators #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography
A tiny bee in the Genus Lasioglossum (sweat bee) was pollinating a flower in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. I was not able to identify the species. I reported this sighting to iNaturalist at: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/304264904
September 19, 2025 at 12:29 PM
fumblebeefae.bsky.social
Another native bee during teaching this week. This one is a masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) They (usually) have facial markings, typically in bright yellow - hence the name. #hylaeus #wildoz #nativebee #entomology #australianbees
September 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
jrm.rsok.com
Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on August 6, 2025

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug...

#bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #photography
A Dahlia cultivar was being pollinated by a threatened species, American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. There has been a rapid decline in the population of this native bee.
September 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
fumblebeefae.bsky.social
Not a honey bee (Apis mellifera) but an Australian native bee, Trichocolletes sp. on flowering Bossiaea scolopendria. #nativebee #wildoz #australianbees
September 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
laemorae.bsky.social
Bumblebee napping in a marigold.

#pnw #pnwlife #nativebee #bumblebee
September 15, 2025 at 4:26 AM
saltydasilva.bsky.social
Nesting behaviour drives the evolution of heat tolerance and climate vulnerability in bees! Check out our pre-print on 95 species of Australian native bee across the latitudinal extent of Australia! 🐝 #nativebee #climateadaptation #heattolerance #plasticity #behaviour #bees #climatechange
September 8, 2025 at 11:45 PM
jrm.rsok.com
Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on July 28, 2025

Some camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul...

#bumblebee #nativebee #threatenedspecies #naturephotography #pollinator #photography
A Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species, an American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025.
September 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
jrm.rsok.com
Zinnia pollinated by threatened species American Bumble Bee ( #Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US, July 24, 2025

Camera settings are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul...

Also: 1-john-moyer.pixels.com/featured/bum...

#bumblebee #nativebee #pollinator #naturephotography #wildlifephotography
A Zinnia cultivar was being pollinated by a threatened species, American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus), in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 24, 2025.
September 5, 2025 at 10:43 AM
anaturejournal.bsky.social
Head first! Brown-belted Bumble Bee and Salvia azurea grandiflora (Prairie Sage) #BombusGriseocollis
A Brown-belted Bumble Bee head first in a vibrant blue flower of Salvia azurea grandiflora (Prairie Sage) bumblebee nativebee salviaazurea salviaazureagrandiflora wildlifegarden bugsky pollinators pollinatorgarden nativeplants A Brown-belted Bumble Bee head first in a vibrant blue flower of Salvia azurea grandiflora (Prairie Sage) bumblebee brownbeltedbumblebee prairiesage blueflowers bloomscrolling
September 4, 2025 at 9:32 PM
laemorae.bsky.social
Bumblebee sleeping in a calendula bloom.

#pnw #nativebee #Bumblebee #garden #gardening #calendula
September 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
laemorae.bsky.social
A bumblebee napping in a marigold.

#pnw #garden #Bumblebee #nativebee #marigold
September 2, 2025 at 12:10 AM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#InsectThursday!

AI is #flummoxed
could not identify this #bee
The guesses were all over the place ... leafcutter, miner, sweat, resin

#nativebee #insect
#macro #macrophotography
Really tiny. It is on milkweed flowers. I'm sayin it's an orchard bee of some sort.
August 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
annetteks.bsky.social
Native bees are everywhere in my yard these days. For #MacroMonday I present another fuzzy friend—a native common #bumblebee. But really, is there anything common about how cute they are? 🐝💛

#EastCoastKin #SaveTheBees #Macro #Nature #Photography #NativeBee #NaturePhotography #Nikon #Sigma
A close-up macro photograph of a fuzzy bumblebee resting on and gathering nectar from a bright yellow sunflower variety, set against a clear blue sky. The bee’s delicate wings catch the light, showing fine detail in their structure. The sunflower’s long petals stretch outward, some softly blurred into the background. Taken with a Nikon Z6 III camera paired with a Sigma 105mm f/2.8 Macro lens. 👉 If you read this alt text, please like, share, and/or comment. I’m just trying to see if people read the text.
August 25, 2025 at 12:32 PM
laemorae.bsky.social
Native bee on a marigold

#pnw #nativebee #bees #garden #marigold #flowers #blooms
August 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
irisrichardson.com
Lasioglossum (sweat bee)

www.pictorem.com/2436390/lasi...

#bee #insect #macro #photography #IrisRichardsonArt #art #artist #artshop #artstore #ayearforart #fallforart #buyintoart #wallart #artprints #giftideas #gardening #wildflowers #blueskyartist #blueskyphotographer #nativeinsect #nativebee
Lasioglossum (sweat bee) on Common Primrose Flower with green background on a sunny day. Macro photograph
August 23, 2025 at 11:32 PM
drbrianpet.bsky.social
#MacroMonday!

Longhorn cuckoo #bee

#nativebee

There's a smiley face on their thorax

#insect
#Apidae

#macro #macrophotography
They lay their eggs in other bees' nests, hives, burrows, what have you
August 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
ctbumbledad.bsky.social
Bumblebee tucking in for the night under some swamp milkweed flower buds.

#nativebee #pollinator #nativeplants #nature
Bumblebee (guessing male common eastern) hanging upside down under cluster of pink swamp milkweed flower buds that haven’t opened yet. Some open flowers in upper left with green foliage in bottom half of pic and in background. Bumblebee’s face is looking straight ahead and is visible in detail with large shiny eyes and distinct antennas jutting out to each side. Male bumblebees often can be seen sleeping overnight on flowers, especially in late summer, because they cannot return to the nest they were raised in apparently.
August 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
sarahhaffner.bsky.social
A tiny native bee 🐝 if you zoom in close you can see she’s wearing pollen pants!

#mygarden #nativebee #bee #pollenpants
August 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
jrm.rsok.com
Not on web server yet

#Passiflora lutea #pollinated by Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the #passionflower #bee) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on Aug. 6, 2025

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemu...
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#nativeplants #nativebee #oligolecty #naturephotography #pollinator
A wild Passiflora lutea vine was being pollinated by a Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the passionflower bee) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthemurgus " Protandrena (Anthemurgus) passiflorae (the passionflower bee) is a small (7.5-8.5 mm long) black bee that occurs from central Texas to North Carolina and north to Illinois.[1] Females of this solitary bee use collected nectar and pollen to feed larvae located in nests constructed in the ground (through mass provisioning). This uncommon bee is unusual for two reasons: first, the only known pollen host is a single species—the yellow passionflower (Passiflora lutea) (such specialization is called oligolecty); second, because of its size and foraging habits, the passionflower bee is thought to contribute little or nothing toward the pollination of its host plant. " https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligolecty "The term oligolecty is used in pollination ecology to refer to bees that exhibit a narrow, specialized preference for pollen sources, typically to a single family or genus of flowering plants." More about this plant is at https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=palu2 Passiflora lutea
August 7, 2025 at 12:08 PM
kevinpjennings.bsky.social
Bee
#photography, #365photodgraphy2025, #potd2025, #photoaday, #everydayphotographer, #photooftheday, #pad2025-217, #nativebee, #floweringraspberry, #macro, #upclose, #afternoonwalk
A bee is at the center of a purple paper petalled flower, presumably getting some nectar
August 5, 2025 at 8:24 PM
germusthermophilus.bsky.social
🐝🪲🐞 I caught this carpenter bee (𝑋𝑦𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑜𝑝𝑎 𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑒?/𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑎?) spreading 𝑆𝑎𝑙𝑣𝑖𝑎 pollen on her back at the Château de Hautefort
#Bugsky #wildbee #nativebee
August 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
laemorae.bsky.social
Bumble bee sleeping in calendula

#bumblebee #nativebee #pnw #calendula #flower #bloom #garden
August 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM