What a sweet love story. A Memorial Garden to help honor and rescue Golden Retrievers. Someone told me years ago that these were carpenter bees.
There are dozens of them throughout the day working in the garden. Sometimes they love me back. Sorry about that. Our reservoirs have filled up nicely which is a boon and we had good snow pack as well (we rely on the snow melt to fill reservoirs). It’s growing it’s way through the native plants now. The females are metallic black, while the males are yellow.
We have two grown sons, but our feline family varies. I’m hoping to write my own romance soon. pale green eyes - there is no other California bee like them.
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My cats don’t listen to me either, so I’m not surprised. Xylocopa varipuncta là một loài Hymenoptera trong họ Apidae. And your cats are obviously loving the garden at the moment. xo. smaller, very hairy and a striking golden brown color.
Obtaining nectar is easy from many flowers. Slinky guards her catnip near the love-in-a-mist. Your xeriscape yard is so fabulous. The Valley Carpenter gets around this When Love-in-a-mist met the Valley Carpenter Bee, it was a match made in gardening heaven. They didn’t do much throughout the drought, but they’ve loved our season of rain. Your Jungle is superb. Valley Carpenter bees overwinter as The original seeds were part of a “seeds that attract hummingbirds and bees” packet a few years back. Pauline, it is easy to take things for granted, or even to be annoyed by what is sometimes too much of a good thing. Thanks for sharing my enthusiasm for the pumpkin vines. I took that at face value, having no reason to contradict it. These carpenter bees are the largest bees found in California, measuring up to an inch in length. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The bees working in my garden are docile. My friend Debbie is coming for two days from BC this week, I’m trying to finish a bunch of stuff before she arrives so I maybe OWOL…charge!!!! designed to attract many types of pollinators, from hummingbirds and bees to Here’s hoping the squash bugs don’t find it. Conversely, the golden hunk of bee is an occasional visitor. The latest news on WordPress.com and the WordPress community. We’re in the midst of a long heat wave now, so it could spell the end. Back to Hymenoptera index page Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California. This is the male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, also known as "the teddy bear bee." Growing words about gardening, writing, and outdoors pursuits in Alberta, Canada. I write books--cuz I love words. We had some pretty warm weather over the weekend too. able to chew through wood! One of the many joys of blogging is learning new things. learned about these bee’s behaviors. Tham khảo. The potential harms associated with Hopefully they’ll stick around for the nasturtiums. Knitting, crochet, running, and silliness. For starters, take a look at this all-black bee. You were the one that named them for me last year when I first wrote about them, not knowing what they were. I’m enjoying them while they last. I was out landscaping and drank tons of water. AND What surprises me is that most of the bees are small with stripes. You may have seen the males and females and believed them to be separate species. This heat wave should break in a couple of days. This is the male Valley carpenter bee, Xylocopa varipuncta, also known as "the teddy bear bee." Your love-in-a-mist is wonderful. Mother Nature's Backyard in November: illustrating life-friendly fall pruning. Loài này được Patton mô tả khoa học năm 1879. Research tells me it’s also a carpenter bee, though the golden color is quite distinct from its shiny black cousin. They are relatively slow flyers, although they don’t spend long periods on individual flowers. I hear this morning that at least three major European cities are experience flooding this week as a result of too much rain all at once. Varipuncta looks like it’s wearing a golden fur coat, making it hard to distinguish between the bee and the pollen it gathers. ( Log Out / A rose scented mix of volatiles…sounds like a barbed compliment. Bees, blooms and fuzzy buddies. Growing words about gardening, writing, and outdoors pursuits in Alberta, Canada. Are years of dryness, I am so glad you have this wonderful “jungle” to tend to. I am told that carpenter bees like lamb’s ear (which I planted the other day). Welcome to Flowery Prose! Here’s an interesting article: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/mary-bumby-brings-the-first-honey-bees-in-new-zealand, And another one about NZ native bees: http://www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/ourchangingworld/audio/20174685/new-zealand's-smallest-bees, I hope your weekend is off to a good start. An Xylocopa varipuncta in nahilalakip ha genus nga Xylocopa, ngan familia nga Apidae. Whether it's one simple yet somehow perfect day or a dreamed about journey finally realized, I never want to forget the joy of the moment or how fortunate I am! Sometimes they love me back. and south into Northern Baja California, Mexico. I hope your kitties stay sting-free, though. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 5:27 PM. Can’t wait to see the pumpkins. Valley Carpenter Bee circling a Love-in-a-mist flower. Great pun, too, Wilma. Valley We the nectar, without picking up any pollen in the process (see photo above). Love in a mist has completely taken over. . It takes quite a strong bee to be In all my years of gardening, I’ve never seen anything like it. Enjoyable post as always. Carpenter Bee is the largest native bee in California.
They don’t mind my presence as I brush up against the flowers, currently referred to by my family as “the jungle”. I never take the time to learn technique (what is an F Stop and why should I be concened) [snicker] but should. Welcome to Flowery Prose! Females are large (15-25 mm; ½ to 1 inch), shiny black bees. I’m so glad you’re giving pumpkins another go. I love the photos of the happy, mellow cats–mine are spending time in the garden, too, and trying to catch bees. I’m so not up on different types of bee, I might not notice, unless it is the male…. All thanks to our wonderful season of rain. Slinky likes to rest near one of the flowers in the back, but to be fair, it’s also close to her secret Nepeta plant, also known as catnip. In all my years of gardening, I’ve never seen anything like it. A blog about nature, home, community, books, writing, the environment, food, and rural life. Now I’ve been forced to reconsider this description as well, allowing for the possibility that this is a wasp or a hover-fly. It’s really sweet that the local bee’s go about their daily chores and don’t mind you. Did your local flooding subside? In fact, there’s much still to be If you’re as fascinated as I am, here are a few links: I'm passionate about gardening, organizing, blogging and cats. In case it’s not obvious by now, I love this beautiful plant and the ease with which it grows. Fascinating right? The species Xylocopa varipuncta is the most sexually dimorphic of all the Xylocopa species.
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