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Van Dyke's bumblebee / Bombus vandykei (probable identification) visiting a borage flower (Borago officinalis). If I had only space for one plant for the bees, borage would be my choice. It's irresistible to a diverse array of bees with plentiful blooms from spring to fall, and there's the added bonus of tasty edible flowers. #borage #bombusvandykei #boragoofficinalis #found_on_flowers #bumblebees #macroclique #macroworld_tr #pollinators #beegarden #nature #mat_macro #kings_insects #tgif_insects #bugs #insects #insects_of_instagram #insects_of_our_world #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_x #beesandflowers

Fuzzy-horned bumblebee (Bombus mixtus) male visiting the beautiful blooms of globe thistle (Echinops banaticus). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~#bees #bumblebees #pollinators #flowersandmacro #insects_of_instagram #flowers #globethistle #bombusmixtus #macro_mood #macro_x #macroworld_tr #macroclique #echinopsbannaticus #kings_insects #insects_of_our_world #bugs #buzz #good_jobshot #beesofinstagram #nature

Bombus vosnesenskii on globe thistle (Echinops banaticus). #bees #insects #bugs #pollinators #bumblebee #bombusvosnesenskii #bombus #insects_of_our_world #insects_of_instagram #beesofinstagram #show_us_macro #macroclique #macroworld_tr #macro_mood #macro_freaks #kings_insects #mat_macro #macro_perfection #globethistle #beegarden #photooftheday #blueflowers #raynoxdcr150

Sweat bee (Lasioglossum spp.) peering out of her nest entrance. A small reminder that of the 20,000 bee species in the world, a vast majority nest in the ground. #bees #groundnestingbee #lasioglossum #sweatbee #insects #bugs #nature #macroclique #macroworld_tr #show_us_macro #insects_of_our_world #insects_macro #insects_of_instagram #beesofinstagram #pollinators #kings_insects #mat_macro #macro_x #macro_freaks #macro_perfection #tinybee

A male western leafcutter bee (Megachile periherta) on blanketflower (Gaillardia). #bees #buzz #blanketflower #gaillardia #megachileperiherta #leafcutterbees #pollinatorgarden #beegarden #bees_of_instagram #insects_of_instagram #insects_of_our_world #mat_macro #macroclique #found_on_flowers #kings_insects #macro_x #macro_mood #macro_kings #macro_perfection #wildbee #pollinators #insects #nature #canoneos80d #canon60mmmacro

A bee bunk bed. This time of year it's very common to find bees of many types camping under the stars on garden flowers. At some point in their evening adventures they just shut off and cozy themselves into the flower petals. On top of this globe thistle flower (Echinops banaticus) is a worker Bombus vosnesenskii, on the bottom is a male Bombus mixtus. #bees #insects #bugs #nature #macro_mood #macro_x #bombus #bumblebees #bombusvosnesenskii #bombusmixtus #sleepingbee #globethistle #macroworld_tr #mat_macro #insects_of_instagram #insects_of_our_world #good_night #good_jobshot #macro_freaks #macroclique #buzz #globethistle

Bombus vosnesenskii visiting the beautiful blooms of gooseneck loosestrife (Lysimachia clethroides). #bees #bugs #insects #macro #photooftheday #gooseneckloosestrife #Lysimachiaclethroides #bombusvosnesenskii #bumblebee #buzz #show_us_macro #macroworld_tr #insects_of_our_world #insects_of_instagram #macroclique #macro_x #mat_macro #kings_insects #beesofinstagram