Hoary Alyssum

Found this bee on Hoary Alyssum. Hoary Alyssum is toxic to horses & kind of makes me wonder. Could it be toxic to humans? I have been trying to do some research to find out, but I haven't found anything out yet. If you know, please let me know. Thanks in advance. Nice pic Brian! 

Milkweed

Great picture of a worker bee on milkweed. Looks like she is getting nectar. Thank you again Brian for the great shot. Enjoy!

Emergency Queen in Hive #1

This is what I found on the burr combs that I placed in Hive #1 in hopes they would make a queen.  Pretty stoked to see them working hard to survive.  This pic is a great example of emergency queen cells.  Enjoy

Boss' son & I

The boss' son & I getting ready to check the hives #1, #2, & #3.  Beautiful day to go in deep.

Airial view

A good airial view of a fully loaded little lady.  Had kind of a bad morning yesterday.  Found hive #5 tourn apart by a bear.  Salvaged what I could & moved them to a new location.  Hopefully got enough bees to survive.  Sorry I dont have any pics of the distruction. 

Bumble bee on sumac

I want to try & stick with honey bees. But I must share the importance of this little creature.  Some people say with out honey bees there wouldn't be much food (This is true for mass production of food).  But as a whole ecosystem, bumble bees are far more important.  They are native & are much more diverse in the types of flowers they will go to as a food source.  Also, this bee is on that extremely important Sumac tree. =)

Fully loaded & hovering

Check out this beauty!  Brian ceases to amaze me with the shots he has been getting.  This is a worker bee fully loaded with pollen.  She is coming from a sumac tree & decided to hover & pose.  Can't get a better shot than that.  Enjoy!