#halictus

@bijeneducatie.bsky.social

2 months ago

Meteen op kamers of lekker thuis blijven? Sommige groefbij-vrouwtjes keren na het paren gewoon terug naar hun geboortenest om samen met hun zussen te overwinteren. Pas in het voorjaar starten ze hun eigen nest. #groefbij #halictus #wildebijen #biodiversiteit #wistjedat #natuur

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The South End Daily Bee

@msjessegray.bsky.social

7 months ago

Most of the image is occupied by a light pinkish-purple aster flower with an orange centre. Perched on one side is a slim dark bee with distinctive white stripes on its abdomen, yellow legs, and long slender antennae. He has a bit of dark blonde fur on his back and face, and deep black, glossy eye

Profile & body view of wee Halictus on the aster from the other day

Slender (abdominal segments & antennae) man

July 2025
#dailybee #bcnativebees #halictus #symphyotrichumsubspicatum #bcnativeplants #douglasaster #nativebees

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jrm.rsok.com

@jrm.rsok.com

7 months ago

An Echinacea purpurea (also called Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower) wildflower was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 18, 2025. There was a tiny native bee on the flower, possibly genus Halictus.

#Echinacea purpurea (Purple Coneflower) in Norman, #Oklahoma, US on June 18, 2025

Camera settings I used are at: www.rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jun...

Also at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

#wildflowers #nativeplants #nativebee #Halictus #Echinacea #pollinator #naturephotography

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JohnMoyer

@johnmoyer.okla.social.ap.brid.gy

7 months ago

An Echinacea purpurea (also called Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower) wildflower was blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 18, 2025. There was a tiny native bee on the flower, possibly genus Halictus.

Echinacea purpurea (also called Eastern Purple Coneflower, Purple Coneflower) blooming in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on June 18, 2025

Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at […]

[Original post on okla.social]

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The South End Daily Bee

@msjessegray.bsky.social

7 months ago

Inside the yellow centre of a small purple aster blossom, a bee has its face dipped down, drinking nectar. It has long antennae and a dark body with abdominal stripes, and is peeking one large inky black eye through the flower.

Tiny little sweat bee/Halictus on a Douglas aster bloom

Flowers are about 2-3cm from edge to edge so these guys are probably around 7mm or so

The long body & antennae I think it’s a male

So nice to catch such a tiny thing in a beam of golden hour light

#bcnativebees #dailybee #halictus