Metallic green bee of the Agapostemon type, excavating a new nest site in the ground. What fun it is to watch this happen! She probed the soil for a half hour before finding just the right spot. When she started to dig, her work was fast and impressively powerful. In no time she had a big throw mound beside the entrance and had disappeared for several minutes at a time beneath the earth. I leave bare spots between the flowers in my garden beds to provide nest sites. Although it can be hard to detect, many bees use these spots to raise the next generation. ~~~~~~~#agapostemon #beenest #canonmacro #eos80d #pollinators #greenbee https://www.instagram.com/p/BmgH34DnuMa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1osc945p2cl

Thanks for coming in @benmoxie this is a great pic of our Italian sandwich with house made chips, hope it was as good as it looks... #hifidonutsportland #HiFi #portlandmaine #Portland #Maine #donut #donuts #donutandcoffee #donutdonutdonut #timetomakethedonuts #🍩 #🍩☕ #dozens #greenbee #georgehowell #whiteherron #honeyexchange #coffee #latteart #coffeelovers #cafinated #donutexplorers (at HiFi Donuts)

Green Bee Eater, Sri Lanka by RetoMarending

Creme brulee donut... need I say more #hifidonutsportland #HiFi #portlandmaine #Portland #Maine #donut #donuts #donutandcoffee #donutdonutdonut #timetomakethedonuts #🍩 #🍩☕ #dozens #greenbee #georgehowell #whiteherron #honeyexchange #coffee #latteart #coffeelovers #cafinated #donutexplorers (at HiFi Donuts)

@mangia.boston thanks for coming in... and taking this beautiful picture #hifidonutsportland #HiFi #portlandmaine #Portland #Maine #donut #donuts #donutandcoffee #donutdonutdonut #timetomakethedonuts #🍩 #🍩☕ #dozens #greenbee #georgehowell #whiteherron #honeyexchange #coffee #latteart #coffeelovers #cafinated #donutexplorers (at HiFi Donuts)

A very tiny yellow/green bee that I call the chartreuse mason bee. Lack of common names is a nagging problem in the bee world. Here she is seen in a very rare moment of pause, peering out of her nest hole in a set of bee boards. These beauties are as skiddish as an alley cat with fleet wings as fast as a jet. They enter and exit the bee hotel like tiny green flashes, an event so fast one could be convinced these bees can routinely break the sound barrier. I shot hundreds of photos but maybe one or two actually have bees in them. Luckily this one was sharp enough. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#masonbee #osmia #greenbee #chartreuse #bees #bugs #insects #macro #canonmacro #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #kings_insects #found_on_flowers #macro_freaks #top_macro #macroclique #tgif_insects #macro_kings #photooftheday #beesofinstagram #pocket_insects #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #top_macro #macro_highlight #macro_spotlight #electric_macro #igmw_macro

Green sweat bee (Augochlorini sp.) on New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae). The off season brings great opportunity to go on a safari through my old photos. This one from September of 2014, when I first decided to take pictures of bees. For those with an interest in photography, this was shot with an old Panasonic FZ-50 point and shoot, which after attaching a 2.5x magnifying lens on the front of it and using felt as a diffuser for the built in flash, it was a beautiful macro rig for about $100. Although the camera was frustratingly slow, its small sensor allowed it to take photos with striking depth of field that would be impossible with a DSLR. Achieving deep depth of field can be the greatest challenge to a macro photographer. Note the ability of the camera to capture the entire width of the head and thorax all in one shot.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#augochlorini #greensweatbee #greenbee #symphyotrichumnovaeangliae #newenglandaster #bees #bugs #insects #macro #canonmacro #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #kings_insects #found_on_flowers #macro_freaks #top_macro #macroclique #tgif_insects #macro_kings #photooftheday #beesofinstagram #pocket_insects #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #top_macro #macro_highlight #macro_spotlight #electric_macro #igmw_macro

The season of bees is waning in the north but there’s still some beauty to behold. Metallic green sweat bee (Agapostemon) on Brazilian Verbena (Verbena bonariensis). #greenbee #agapostemon #sweatbee #brazilianverbena #verbenabonariensis #bees #bugs #insects #macro #canonmacro #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #kings_insects #found_on_flowers #macro_freaks #top_macro #macroclique #tgif_insects #macro_kings #photooftheday #beesofinstagram #pocket_insects #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #top_macro #macro_highlight #macro_spotlight #electric_macro #igmw_macro