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jeremysell.bsky.social
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
March 30, 2026 at 5:19 PM
thomasbarbin.bsky.social
Sleeping Coelioxys bees.

I was first introduced to these bees and their sleeping behaviour by @ibycter.bsky.social at a local beach here on Vancouver Island

#bee #Hymenoptera #macrophotography
March 22, 2025 at 3:23 PM
johnbcaddell.bsky.social
say hi to #hymenoptera for another #InsectThursday

#nature #bees #insects #bugs #invertebrates
May 29, 2025 at 9:36 PM
brigitstrawbridge.bsky.social
Hairy-footed Flower bees are my harbingers of Spring... but this one is very early... I hope he survives.

Stunning photo @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social

#bees #pollinators #insects #hymenoptera
nottscoleoptera.bsky.social Adrian Dutton @nottscoleoptera.bsky.social · Feb 4
Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Anthophora plumped, Derbyshire garden this morning, rather early here in the north midlands. #Hymenoptera
February 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
johnbcaddell.bsky.social
my #InsectThursday set of #bees on #dahlias at the #DahliaDell also falls under the #ColorADay #YellowThu theme 🌱

#nature #insects #bugs #invertebrates #Hymenoptera #flowers #macroflower
September 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ajcann.bsky.social
Bees Knees - Minding The Gap
ajcarthropoda.blogspot.com/2025/05/bees...

#Bees #Hymenoptera #VC55
Bee collage
May 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
July 1, 2025 at 8:52 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
Like other bees, eastern carpenter bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopa virginica) enjoy flower pollen and nectar. This individual was in a greenhouse checking out the marigolds (Asteraceae: Tagetes sp.). Blissfield Michigan, 29 May 2011.
March 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
ajcann.bsky.social
Red Mason Bees, Osmia bicornis, still bee-vering away in the garden.

#Bees #Hymenoptera #VC55
Red Mason Bee, Osmia bicornis
April 10, 2026 at 5:35 PM
johnbcaddell.bsky.social
being that it's #bug day, here's a set of #bees doing their #pollinator thing on some #flowers at Gamble Garden for #InsectThursday.

#nature #invertebrates #hymenoptera #YellowThu #ColorADay
July 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
rockwolf74.bsky.social
Good to finally see some solitary bees, with the gorgeous Andrena cineraria (Ashy Mining Bee) and an 'unknown' Andrena sp at lunchtime today! #Bees #Hymenoptera #MiningBees
March 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
birdzandbees.bsky.social
#wasps #insects #wasp #nature #macro #insect #rugby #bees #pestcontrol #bugs #waspnest #naturephotography #macrophotography #ants #insectphotography #wildlife #sport #hymenoptera #photography #sports #perfection #entomology #hornets
January 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini) stand out thanks to the long antennae found on males. Females dig vertical nests in soil, and although they are solitary bees their nests are sometimes in proximity to each other. Palmyra Michigan, 07/03/2013.
Long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini) stand out thanks to the long antennae found on males. Females dig vertical nests in soil, and although they are solitary bees their nests are sometimes in proximity to each other. Palmyra Michigan, 07/03/2013. Long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini) stand out thanks to the long antennae found on males. Females dig vertical nests in soil, and although they are solitary bees their nests are sometimes in proximity to each other. Palmyra Michigan, 07/03/2013.
January 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
ajcann.bsky.social
Nomada flava female.

#Bees #Hymenoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
Nomada flava female.
April 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
vickihird.bsky.social
MP Science committee chair calls for monitored species to include groups such as moths, lice and hymenoptera and more.
With quote from me.https://
www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/08/uk-conservation-goals-insufficient-ants-bees?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
UK conservation goals insufficient to save ants and bees, says expert
Science committee chair calls for monitored species to include groups such as moths, lice and hymenoptera
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:01 AM
mehdichetibi.bsky.social
Eucera sp.
May, 2022
Constantine, Algeria
Alt. 1130m

Male sleeping aggregation of the solitary long-horned bees

Link to the observation:
www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#Bees #Hymenoptera #Apidae
#Eucera #iNaturalist
December 4, 2024 at 8:19 PM
ajcann.bsky.social
Orange-vented Mason Bees, Osmia leaiana, going flat out stocking those nest holes at present.

#Bees#Hymenoptera #VC55 #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
Orange-vented Mason Bee, Osmia leaiana
May 31, 2025 at 10:50 AM
cindybreninger.bsky.social
A bee wearing a beautiful purple flower hat. #bees #hymenoptera #insects #macrophoto #gardening #hiking #naturephotos #garden #flyFriday #flowers #flowerFriday
A bee with what looks like a purple flower hat.
November 17, 2024 at 6:37 AM
ribo.zone
new page on my website!
🪲 BUG GRID
gallery of insect photos i took from 2017 to 2023, sortable and filterable by order (in the screenshot, hymenoptera is selected so all the visible photos are of bees)
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 AM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014.
Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014.
February 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014.
Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014. Masked bees (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Hylaeus spp.) spend a lot of time collecting pollen for their young, like this one on a sulphur cinquefoil (Rosaceae: Potentilla recta). They lack the transport hairs most bees have and carry it in a secondary "honey stomach." Clayton Michigan, 27 Jun 2014.
November 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
saimihanma.bsky.social
I really like this display showing the wide diversity of size in Hymenoptera.

#InverteFest
A circular window with bees and wasps pinned in circles radiating out by size
December 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
ajcann.bsky.social
Ashy Mining Bee / Grey Mining Bee, Andrena cineraria.

#Bees #Hymenoptera #VC55 #UKWildlife #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
Ashy Mining Bee / Grey Mining Bee, Andrena cineraria.
May 12, 2025 at 4:27 PM
jeremysell.bsky.social
Brown belted bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus griseocollis) are widespread across much of North America. They take pollen and nectar from a variety of plants, including Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomaceae: Cleomella serrulata). Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska, 29 Jul 2025.
Brown belted bumble bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Bombus griseocollis) are widespread across much of North America. They take pollen and nectar from a variety of plants, including Rocky Mountain beeplant (Cleomaceae: Cleomella serrulata). Agate Fossil Beds National Monument, Nebraska, 29 Jul 2025.
August 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM