Bees!

I was a bit worried about where all the bees were this year. Bumble bees to be specific. The worry is well founded, with bees in decline, I thought maybe something had gotten into the hives and taken them out.

Well then I was reminded that bumblebees emerge in more balmy weather then we've had so far. Whew!! I am very excited to see a great crop of bumble bees buzzing around our False Blue Indigo this year. And the Indigo is lovely as usual.

I'm starting to get some native bee survey results. It's been a slow start, but one of the survey blocks is filling. Not Mason bee, the nest tunnel is too small, but another little one that uses mud to create tunnels and larval galleries. I'm hoping you can see the bumble in the video. If not check out the still shot at the beginning of the post.