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thebeeguy.bsky.social
#theBeeAt3
Basic bee facts every day at 3pm.

# 24

Pollination is the act of transferring pollen grains from the male anther of a flower to the female stigma.

Pollinators are animals that facilitate this transfer.

Bees are kick-ass #pollinators.

#bees #nature
#leafcutterbee
#science #education
August 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
steven-gillam.bsky.social
Pugnacious Leaf Cutter Bee on Oxeye False Sunflower, Northern Illinois
#insects #macrophotography #insectphotography #bees #hymenoptera #megachile #leafcutterbee #photography #nativebees #naturephotography #pollinators
August 9, 2025 at 5:07 AM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Female Megachile centuncularis bee enjoying a Cat's Ear in my wildflower meadow 31/05/25 #solitarybee #bee #leafcutterbee #Staffs
June 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
rockwolf74.bsky.social
This lovely lady (Megachile sp presumably!) was being buffeted by the strong wind earlier this week, carrying her piece of leaf, so she landed for a rest! Shropshire #Hymenoptera #LeafCutterBee
June 25, 2025 at 3:18 PM
minouette.bsky.social
on iNaturalist if you have any invertebrate sitings to share!

#wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #Megachile #leafCutterBee #nativeBee #wildlife
December 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM
ormejks.bsky.social
Fool me twice:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/326835...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #LeafcutterBee #PatchworkLeafcutterBee #MegachileCentuncularis #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings
August 8, 2024 at 11:49 PM
corysheffield.bsky.social
This was a cool place to find #nests of #alfalfa #leafcutterbee in British Columbia.
April 22, 2026 at 1:14 AM
ormejks.bsky.social
Leafcutter:
www.blipfoto.com/entry/326489...
#insects #bee #SolitaryBee #LeafcutterBee #MegachileLigniseca #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #MacroPhotography #StingsNWings
July 30, 2024 at 9:51 AM
yredknap.bsky.social
#BlueTue
#ColorADay
#Photography
#ECK
#Insects
#LeafcutterBee
A leafcutter bee is burrowing deep inside of a wild indigo flower, drinking the sweet nectar. Only his body is visible and it is black with thin white stripes across it. He has a white underbelly. The indigo plant is a bluish mauve colour and the background is blurred green leaves.
July 28, 2026 at 1:49 PM
ehrenenglish.bsky.social
Invertober day 2: Silvery Leaf Cutter Bee.

Man, bees are difficult to draw. So many parts!

#invertober2023 #invertober #silveryleafcutterbee #leafcutterbee #digitalart #procreate #bee #insectillustration #art
Silvery Leaf Cutter Bee illustration done in purples, yellows and teals.
October 2, 2023 at 8:57 PM
gregsmith.au
A species of leafcutter bee, Megachile maculariformis.

#macrophotography #naturephotography #macro #nature #insect #bee #leafcutterbee #australianbee #auswildlife #insectsofaustralia
A species of leafcutter bee, Megachile maculariformis, gathering nectar from a yellow flower, with its abdomen up in the air.
March 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
anaturejournal.bsky.social
A carpenter mimic leafcutter bee (Megachile xylocopoides) visiting mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) #megachilexylocopoides #bugsky
A carpenter mimic leafcutter bee (Megachile xylocopoides) visiting mountain mint (Pycnanthemum muticum) This native bee is all black and resembles the appearance of a carpenter bee. Its wings have a luminescent blue hue. A gorgeous native bee that stands out! nativebees pollinators invertebrates biodiversity leafcutterbee
July 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
notcatlady.bsky.social
Check out who took residence in my BEE plant! This is my first spring with my #CaliforniaNativePlants and I am already considering it a great success. The bee plant stalk may die back, but the whole point is to create a habitat, and I can confidently say I have done that!
#LeafCutterBee #BeePlant
April 22, 2025 at 8:48 PM
corysheffield.bsky.social
This #cuckoobee Coelioxys porterae Cockerell sat patiently watching the #leafcutterbee Megachile relativa Cresson nesting in this #beecondo. Luckily I got to take a few photos! #bees #macrophotography #photography #nature #Canon #macro
January 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
duleyp.bsky.social
This is a short clip of the #leafcutterbee taken on my phone from one of her visits. #gardenwildlife #ukwildlife #insect #solitarybee #invertebrates #wildlifefrommywindow
July 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
lisawilliams30.bsky.social
Female Megachile centuncularis bee seen in the garden of a friend in #Warwickshire 18/05/25 #solitarybee #bee #Megachile #leafcutterbee
May 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
thegreenjeanie.bsky.social
I am missing my buzzy bee pals. This little beauty is a patchwork #leafcutterbee. She’s collecting #pollen from a cosmos flower into the brush (scopa) under her abdomen. #solitarybees. Right now her babies are tucked up inside little leafy cells waiting for spring!
January 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
ravivanes.bsky.social
Leaf cutter bee as found the beehotel, never seen it before.
#bee #bees #leafcutterbee #beehotel #wildlife #wildlifegarden #nature #bij #bijen #behangersbij #bijenhotel #natuur #natuurtuin #tuin
May 30, 2026 at 10:56 AM
alfonz31.bsky.social
Peek-a-boo

Are you the one destroying my echinacea petals? Leafcutter bee spotted on my flowers today.

#photography #bee #leafcutterbee #macrophotography #macro
June 26, 2025 at 11:53 PM
wqfphoto.bsky.social
The Internet said that this is a Leafcutter Bee. #bloomscrolling #bee #leafcutterbee #insect #aurora #auroraarboretum
A Leafcutter Bee pollinates a yellow flower
August 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
anaturejournal.bsky.social
The hind leg extensions 🥹 A cute Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile mendica) on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) #megachilemendica #bugsky
The hind leg extensions 🥹 A cute Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile mendica) on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). This bee is predominantly all black with yellow hair visible on its sides. nativebees leafcutterbee pollinators A Flat-tailed Leafcutter Bee (Megachile mendica) on Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa) wildlifegarden biodiversity butterflymilkweed asclepiastuberosa
July 7, 2025 at 12:36 PM
bearysweet.bsky.social
A busy leafcutting bee hard at work acquiring raw materials for its humble abode.

Despite making mincemeat out of your plants, selectively, they are considered good for your garden because of the invaluable help they provide with pollination.

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#bee #leafcutterbee #pollinator
August 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM