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PollinatorsAugust 10, 2025. The mountain mint blossoms get interesting pollinators. This wasp is likely a Mexican grass carrying wasp. They are abundant. The great gold digger wasps and great black digger wasps are active at the same mountain mint colony. The mountain mint colony has been spreading slowly. We should get more started for all these pollinators. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nativeplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nativeplants</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minnesota</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/wasps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wasps</a>

Kirk<a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SilentSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SilentSunday</a> The Bee Balm sure does attract the bees 🐝 <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BumbleBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BumbleBee</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bees</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BeeBalm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeeBalm</a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a>

TamamiHere, take some flowers because tomorrow is Monday. I grow many sunflowers behind my greenhouse every year, because they help create shade the greenhouse. This is the only one that bloomed so far this year, and it's shorter than me! Not sure what happened, but I'm blaming on those pesky squirrels. Seeing bees with cute puffy pantaloons is so worth it though!<a href="https://sfba.social/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SundayFlowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SundayFlowers</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/sunflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sunflower</a>

TamamiHere, take some flowers because tomorrow is Monday. I grow many sunflowers behind my greenhouse every year, because they help create shade the greenhouse. This is the only one that bloomed so far this year, and it's shorter than me! Not sure what happened, but I'm blaming on those pesky squirrels. Seeing bees with cute puffy pantaloons is so worth it though!<a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bloomscrolling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/SundayFlowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SundayFlowers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/sunflower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sunflower</a>

DoomsdaysCWCould This <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Arizona</a> Ranch Be a Model for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Southwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Southwest</a> Farmers?Oatman Flats has undergone a dramatic transformation, becoming the Southwest’s first <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Regenerative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Regenerative</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Organic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Organic</a> Certified farm and a potential source of ideas for weathering <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a>." 'We embraced the abundance of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/heirloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#heirloom</a> and native crops in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SonoranDesert" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SonoranDesert</a>,' Hansen said. 'We are looking at the land and asking it what we should grow, rather than asking the land to grow what we want.' " - Dax Hansen, owner of Oatman Flats Ranch.By Samuel Gilbert May 12, 2025Excerpt: "Regeneration Rooted in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Indigenous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Indigenous</a> Practices"Southern Arizona’s rich agricultural history stretches back more than 5,000 years. By 600 CE, the Hohokam people were constructing North America’s largest and most elaborate irrigation systems along the Salt and Gila Rivers. The descendants of the Hohokam—the Pima and Tohono O’odham—continued to farm the land up to and after the arrival of the Spanish, who began to colonize southern Arizona in the 1600s. They continue to farm in Arizona today."At the Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation, about two hours southeast of Oatman Flats, the San Xavier Co-op Farm uses historic land management practices and grows traditional crops that reflect their respect for the land, plants, animals, elders, and the sacredness of water."San Xavier Farm Manager Duran Andrews and his team plant <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoverCrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CoverCrops</a>, rotate fields, and collect <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/rainwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rainwater</a>. " '[Regenerative agriculture] is nothing new to us,' Andrews said. 'We have been doing this for decades. Harmony between nature and people has been our approach all the time.' Rotating fields and cultivating multiple mutually beneficial species in the same fields improves water and soil quality and biodiversity in this harsh landscape." 'You’ve seen what the land looks like in five years; imagine it in 10. If we can do it here, we can do it anywhere.'"The co-op grows a variety of native crops that were developed in the region and cultivated for centuries or, in some cases, millennia, such as grains and beans, which they sell online. 'We irrigate them till they sprout, then cut them off till the monsoon shows up,' Andrews said. 'We try to keep crops in that hardy state through all the years and decades they have been here. We try not to get away from how things were done in the past.'"They also grow White Sonora wheat, introduced to Arizona by Spanish Jesuit missionaries in the 1600s. 'It was a gift from Father Kino that we have taken as our own,' Andrews said. 'The [San Xavier] community was one of the first to grow this wheat.'"Following the Mexican-American War in the mid-1800s, the United States claimed parts of modern-day Arizona, New Mexico, California, Nevada, and Utah. The Anglo ranchers who moved into the area dug canals to irrigate agricultural fields, transforming the landscape. An 1852 watercolor by surveyor Jon Russell Bartlett depicts a verdant valley with cottonwoods and mesquite trees lining a flowing Gila River as it passes through Oatman Flats Ranch."That landscape is unrecognizable today. The lower Gila has gone bone dry after years of upstream diversions, dams, water overuse, and climate change. In 2019, the Gila River earned the title of Most Endangered River by the nonprofit advocacy group American Rivers."Standing on the sandy Gila riverbed, which divides the north and south farms of Oatman Flats Ranch, Wang pointed to the nearby invasive salt cedars. Healing the land involves rebuilding the water, nutrient, and carbon cycles from the ground up, 'at the micro level,' he said. 'On the macro level, it’s broken.'"The ranch team has poured resources into rebuilding soil health by planting <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hedgerows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hedgerows</a> and 30-plus species of cover crops, at a cost of approximately $100,000. The hedgerows, mostly native trees, were planted along the edges of the fields to reduce erosion and provide habitat for beneficial species, including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> such as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hummingbirds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hummingbirds</a>."The cover crops — <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/millet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#millet</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chickpeas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chickpeas</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sunflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sunflowers</a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sorghum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sorghum</a>, sudan grass, broadleaves, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeGrasses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativeGrasses</a> among them—are planted immediately after harvesting wheat, to provide 'soil armor,' help conserve water, fix nitrogen in the soil, suppress weeds, attract beneficial insects, and sequester carbon. The once-barren land now supports life for more than 120 species of flora and fauna."Read more: <a href="https://civileats.com/2025/05/12/could-this-arizona-ranch-be-a-model-for-southwest-farmers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://civileats.com/2025/05/12/could-this-arizona-ranch-be-a-model-for-southwest-farmers/</a><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SolarPunkSunday</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegenerativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegenerativeAgriculture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RegenerativeFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RegenerativeFarming</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RestorativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RestorativeAgriculture</a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChangeFarming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ClimateChangeFarming</a>

Sweet Home Alaberta 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 🇲🇽Late season mint flowers are popular with bumblebees, wasps, irridescent green flies and other wild bees that are camera shy.<a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Mint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mint</a>

Sisyphus with a HatYesterday was rainy to start with (yay), then smokey (ugh). But I did spot a newcomer to the garden - an eastern band-winged hoverfly. Quite a cute one - the long abdomen makes it look like a mini damselfly, and when it feeds, the abdomen curls in and out, as if from enjoyment. It is about 2.5 cm (1") long. <a href="https://c.im/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/hoverfly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#hoverfly</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/wildlifegardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifegardening</a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/yxe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#yxe</a>

Maria PetersenIt has been a busy, busy year. And the best month of mothing has just started. I have been haunting a local nature preserve called Kær Vestermark. I used to call it the grass desert, because it was close to a larger city, and the conservation efforts seemed to mostly be about conserving a nice area with cut lawns for dogwalkers and pedestrians. It has changed for the better in recent years, with cattle grazing and new ponds for amphibians. The decline in moth numbers is concerning, though. I catch smaller numbers than I did four years ago, despite upgrading both gear and location. Last year I chalked it up to a cold spring, the year before that, a cold summer. This year....it's depressing. I find species I haven't seen before, that is awesome, but some species, that used to be common as dirt, are showing up in smaller numbers or missing entirely.<a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Entomology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Entomology</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insects</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Lepidoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Lepidoptera</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Mothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Mothing</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=MothsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MothsMatter</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=MothsAndButterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MothsAndButterflies</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=WildlifePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifePhotography</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#iNaturalist</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/search?tag=Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Nature</a><a href="https://friendica.world/photos/natteheks/image/114680395668985780c6f4f271515818" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Phlogophora meticulosa Agatugle</a><a href="https://friendica.world/photos/natteheks/image/1955367987689856ec53065187383060" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Eupithecia centaureata Hvid Dværgmåler</a> <a href="https://friendica.world/photos/natteheks/image/2083198445689854ce2f66f177464505" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Euthrix potatoria Græsspinder</a>

Pollinators<a href="https://turtleisland.social/@dillyd" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@dillyd</a> Thank you for sharing information in the message and the alt text to help others with identifying wasps, and others. The goldenrod plants are starting to bloom here in southern Minnesota. We will look for these wasps. <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/minnesota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#minnesota</a>, <a href="https://epicure.social/tags/nativeplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nativeplants</a>.

dandelionZum <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/Insektensamstag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Insektensamstag</a> diesmal Langhornbienen (Melissodes). Es sind zwar <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/Solit%C3%A4rbienen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solitärbienen</a>, aber die Männchen übernachten oft in Gruppen. In diesem Fall waren es sogar zwei Arten zusammen (M. bimaculatus und eine von mir nicht weiter bestimmbare Art).<a href="https://dresden.network/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bees</a> <a href="https://dresden.network/tags/GreatPlains" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GreatPlains</a>

Maikel de BakkerSummer’s Small Wonders It’s been an intense week job hunting—stressful, but necessary. When the tension builds, I return to my medicine: walking and photography. This time of year, midsummer, wildlife can be scarce. So I turned my attention to the smaller residents of the Kampina near Oisterwijk. With my Canon 5D Mark III and MP-E macro lens, I captured a common honeybee at work. Then a Calopteryx splendens—known in Dutch as the weidebeekjuffer—its metallic blues shimmering in the sun. A gatekeeper butterfly (Pyronia tithonus) with weathered wings reminded me that beauty exists in imperfection. Another posed with wings closed, its patterned eyes giving the illusion of a cross-eyed stare—an optical quirk of insect anatomy. A small emerald moth (Hemistola chrysoprasaria) rested among blooming heath (Calluna vulgaris), a gentle hint that summer’s edge is near. Nearby, four perfectly shaped green leaves formed the silhouette of a butterfly—nature’s accidental mimicry. Switching to my Canon 7D Mark II and Sigma 100–400mm, I explored further. After a week of rain, the forest floor has begun to transform—mushrooms emerging like quiet sculptures. These fruiting bodies of fungi are not just beautiful; they are vital recyclers, returning nutrients to the soil and supporting entire ecosystems. Next up: a closer look at the “wonderful world of fungus.” Until then, I’ll keep walking, keep noticing, and keep sharing. <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MacroPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacroPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Canon5DMarkIII?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canon5DMarkIII</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Canon7DMarkII?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Canon7DMarkII</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sigma100400?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Sigma100400</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MPE65mm?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MPE65mm</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WildlifeMacro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeMacro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NatureCloseUp?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureCloseUp</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/InsectPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InsectPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BeePhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BeePhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Damselfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Damselfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CalopteryxSplendens?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CalopteryxSplendens</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Weidebeekjuffer?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Weidebeekjuffer</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ButterflyPhotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ButterflyPhotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/PyroniaTithonus?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PyroniaTithonus</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/GatekeeperButterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GatekeeperButterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SmallEmeraldMoth?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallEmeraldMoth</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HemistolaChrysoprasaria?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HemistolaChrysoprasaria</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/HeathFlowers?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HeathFlowers</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CallunaVulgaris?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CallunaVulgaris</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/LeafMimicry?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#LeafMimicry</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NaturePatterns?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NaturePatterns</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SummerNature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SummerNature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Kampina?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Kampina</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Oisterwijk?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Oisterwijk</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/DutchNature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DutchNature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Biodiversity?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Biodiversity</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/InsectMacro?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InsectMacro</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pollinators?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/WildlifeOfTheNetherlands?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WildlifeOfTheNetherlands</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/InsectsOfInstagram?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#InsectsOfInstagram</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MothOrButterfly?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MothOrButterfly</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/NatureObservation?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NatureObservation</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/CloseUpNature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CloseUpNature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MacroMagic?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MacroMagic</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/SmallWorldBigBeauty?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SmallWorldBigBeauty</a>

StéphanieI thought the bumble wings looked really cool here(Joe Pye Weed)<a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/SKyard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SKyard</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NativePlants</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://ottawa.place/tags/Bloomscrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bloomscrolling</a>

Back In The YardBesides monarchs, 2025 has been a great year for bumble bees. I can't recall a year where I have seen so many numbers and varieties. Here's a special capture of a mating pair on our Joe Pye weed. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nativeplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nativeplants</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Illinois</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wildlifephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildlifephotography</a>

Mark CSome pollinators are hard at work... Some are using flowers as a hammock. :-) <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BumbleBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BumbleBee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/SweatBee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SweatBee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Flowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Flowers</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/TrumbullCT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TrumbullCT</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Connecticut" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Connecticut</a>

All for GardeningNotoriously smelly corpse flower draws crowds at the US Botanic Garden – WBFF <a href="https://www.allforgardening.com/1399659/notoriously-smelly-corpse-flower-draws-crowds-at-the-us-botanic-garden-wbff/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.allforgardening.com/1399659/notoriously-smelly-corpse-flower-draws-crowds-at-the-us-botanic-garden-wbff/</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/blooming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#blooming</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#conservation</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CorpseFlower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CorpseFlower</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#garden</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gardening</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/GardeningUk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#GardeningUk</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#indonesia</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/reproduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#reproduction</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/stench" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#stench</a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/U" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#U</a>.S.BotanicGarden

searching4sanityPollinators on a flower

Gina Intheburg 🇺🇦 🌻 🥥🌴FACT CHECK: "While farmers in Denmark are not required to plant flowers for bees, they can voluntarily dedicate a portion of their land to growing crops meant to boost biodiversity in exchange for a grant." <a href="https://checkyourfact.com/2021/07/28/fact-check-farmers-denmark-required-grow-flowers-bees/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://checkyourfact.com/2021/07/28/fact-check-farmers-denmark-required-grow-flowers-bees/</a>Still a great idea! Plant 5% flowers & feed the bees!<a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bees</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pollinators</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/Denmark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Denmark</a>

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cohanHappy <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CrossQuarterDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CrossQuarterDay</a> - mid-way (ish) between Summer Solstice / Autumn Equinox! I've finally (after a lot of work + technical difficulties..lol) got my June solstice <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SlowWalks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SlowWalks</a> + <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/garden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#garden</a> views video up! This is a longer video (27 minutes) : jibber jabber at the beginning then walking through meadows + woods, close views of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/wildflowers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wildflowers</a> + <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/butterflies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#butterflies</a>, garden plants + <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>- with the sound of birds + calm music. YT link, Spectra next <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pagan</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BloomScrolling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BloomScrolling</a> <a href="https://youtu.be/jj7atc_JgQ4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/jj7atc_JgQ4</a>

Iris Richardson Fine Art 🇩🇪🇺🇸📷This is my favorite so far<a href="https://www.pictorem.com/2425276/honeybee-drinking-iii/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pictorem.com/2425276/honeybee-drinking-iii/</a><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/honeybee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#honeybee</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/beekeeping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#beekeeping</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/impker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#impker</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/IrisRichardsonart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IrisRichardsonart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artist</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/wallart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#wallart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/artprints" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artprints</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/giftideas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#giftideas</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#art</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/artshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artshop</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/artstore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#artstore</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/smallbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smallbusiness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/womanbusiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#womanbusiness</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#macro</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ayearforart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/fallforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fallforart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#buyintoart</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/supportartists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#supportartists</a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/pollinators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#pollinators</a>

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