I love bees

Xylocopa caerulea, budak.blogs.com/the_annotated_budak/2010/06/blue-bee.html

Did you know honey bees love coffee like we do?

Bumble bee

Miner bee clinging to a grass blade

Last spring Fiona Presly, a library assistant from Inverness, Scottish Highlands came across a surprising phenomenon she would never forget. While taking care of her garden she spotted a bumblebee queen crawling around. What surprised her the most was that the animal had no wings, as it turns out the bumblebee may have suffered from a virus which had caused problems in wing development.

We need bees. They're the world's most important pollinator of food crops. In fact, it is estimated that one third of the food that we consume each day relies on pollination mainly by bees. But as much as we are used to seeing them buzzing with work, they need their beauty sleep as well. Recently, wildlife photographer Joe Neely captured two bees snuggling in a flower, and the shot shows a beautiful side of them we rarely witness.

REPOST A bee takes off from a Japanese anemone in my garden.

This male has spent the night in the bee hotel and is just testing the air temperature before venturing out.

a group of blue banded bees (Amegilla) coming in to roost in the evening.

Brand Story...How it Came to Bee There is nothing more rewarding for an artist than positively touching people’s lives with your artwork, and making a difference in this world. This is happening for artist Cheryl Dunlap, founder of the original ‘Yoga Bee’ cards and designs. In the summer of 2010, she was brainstorming ideas for