Day 2 of Pollinator Week ... some pictures from a large patch of nodding thistle (not a native plant that I try to bush hog before going to seed). But, this morning there were bees of all sizes and lots of bumble bees. A few of the picts below ... the third picture is a snowberry clearwing moth (
Hemaris diffinis) pretending to be a weird bumblebee.
Our bee balm is in full bloom ... visited often by bumble bees.
Below, our honeybees were all over our sweet corn tassels collecting pollen ... the pollen basket appears full. A Great Spangled Fritillary checking out one of our purple coneflowers.
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