THE BEES ARE BACK IN TOWN!

Okay, this photo is from a previous year, but the male Andrena species native bees are definitely out and patrolling.

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I can’t let ground-nesting bee season pass without sharing a photo. These little sweeties, presumably Andrena barbara, are flying all around my yard like a cloud of tiny pollen fairies. They are busily provisioning hundreds of underground tunnels with balls of pollen for their young to eat over the rest of the year.

Next spring, when the temperature hits about 55 degrees F and the Red Maple blooms, the next generation will emerge and start all over again. #bees #andrena

Una femella de l'espècie Andrena lagopus ben carregada de pol·len. S'ha d'aprofitar cada viatge, encara que amb aquest pes extra el seu vol serà més lent i feixuc.

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New bee just dropped

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https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/new-native-bee-discovered-texas-oklahoma/

Mining bee, possibly Andrena species, pollinating Eastern Redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on March 20, 2024

Some of the camera settings that I used to make this photo are at: https://www.rsok.com/~jrm/2024Mar31_birds_and_cats/2024mar20_bee_IMG_9353c.html

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