Closed Theme The Beautiful World of Bees

[Greg Shchepanek]

I am always so happy to come across bees there are so many types and they are all beautiful including this guy, Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada. Any place I come across them is a special place for they are doing their hard work.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/100 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Brown-belted Bumble Bee (Bombus griseocollis) on Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/500 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.

 

[Shan]

lovely bumblebee....and striking in yellow!

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve, Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada.

Panasonic DMC-ZS60 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/800 80 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Helix_2648]

Greg Shchepanek Wonderful pictures! Highly appreciated!

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Mining Bee (Andrena miserabilis) on Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum). Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge, Delaware Bay Estuary, Delaware, United States. Ramsar site no. 559.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/320 100 Flash (auto, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Perplexing Bumble Bee (Bombus perplexus) Urban Garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/250 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Jack]

Yeap, lovely pictures with bees Greg Shchepanek

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Western Bumble Bee (Bombus occidentalis) on Sitka Valerian (Valeriana sitchensis) Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3) in Canada (NatureServe).

Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/4.5 10.2 mm 1/640 80 Flash (off, did not fire)