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  1. 🦋 POLLINATOR WEEK 🐝

    Saw a new native bee species in my garden today. Must have visited for Pollinator Week.

    Only had a backlit view unfortunately, but it looks like a "small carpenter bee" (Genus Ceratina) which nest in pithy stems. I'll make sure I have plenty of pithy stems nearby, so it does not have to haul all that pollen too far.

    Check out that yellow spot on its butt. 💚

    We want to help in any way we can because pollinators are up against many threats. And we need them. More:

    pollinator.org/threats

    #PollinatorWeek #HabitatGardening #NativeBee #Biodiversity #Bee #Pollinator

  2. 🦋 POLLINATOR WEEK 🐝

    Saw a new native bee species in my garden today. Must have visited for Pollinator Week.

    Only had a backlit view unfortunately, but it looks like a "small carpenter bee" (Genus Ceratina) which nest in pithy stems. I'll make sure I have plenty of pithy stems nearby, so it does not have to haul all that pollen too far.

    Check out that yellow spot on its butt. 💚

    We want to help in any way we can because pollinators are up against many threats. And we need them. More:

    pollinator.org/threats

    #PollinatorWeek #HabitatGardening #NativeBee #Biodiversity #Bee #Pollinator

  3. 🦋 POLLINATOR WEEK 🐝

    Saw a new native bee species in my garden today. Must have visited for Pollinator Week.

    Only had a backlit view unfortunately, but it looks like a "small carpenter bee" (Genus Ceratina) which nest in pithy stems. I'll make sure I have plenty of pithy stems nearby, so it does not have to haul all that pollen too far.

    Check out that yellow spot on its butt. 💚

    We want to help in any way we can because pollinators are up against many threats. And we need them. More:

    pollinator.org/threats

    #PollinatorWeek #HabitatGardening #NativeBee #Biodiversity #Bee #Pollinator

  4. 🦋 POLLINATOR WEEK 🐝

    Saw a new native bee species in my garden today. Must have visited for Pollinator Week.

    Only had a backlit view unfortunately, but it looks like a "small carpenter bee" (Genus Ceratina) which nest in pithy stems. I'll make sure I have plenty of pithy stems nearby, so it does not have to haul all that pollen too far.

    Check out that yellow spot on its butt. 💚

    We want to help in any way we can because pollinators are up against many threats. And we need them. More:

    pollinator.org/threats

    #PollinatorWeek #HabitatGardening #NativeBee #Biodiversity #Bee #Pollinator

  5. Women Work to Save #NativeBees of #Mexico

    A happy story about #bees, #BeeConservation, and empowering women in Mexico.

    Mar 5, 2014

    Excerpt: "Spaniards introduced European #honeybees to Central America around 1620, and they are now well established. European honey bees (and their Africanized form) do compete with gentle #NativeBee species for pollen and nectar on flowers. #MeliponaBeecheii is a #ForestBee, so if they could find flowering trees and shrubs, competition with honey bees might not be a problem. Alas, #Yucatan is heavily logged.

    "The Yucatan peninsula sits right in the path of a lot of big storms; quite a few hurricanes, floods, and droughts have caused beekeepers to lose all or most of their hives. Native stingless bees are quite sensitive to #pesticides, so that isn't helping either."

    Learn more:
    wired.com/2014/03/women-work-s

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/C5qzc

    Link to video:
    youtube.com/watch?v=4c4v1E2mRhw

    #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #EmpoweringWomen #YucatanBees #IndigenousWomen

  6. Women Work to Save #NativeBees of #Mexico

    A happy story about #bees, #BeeConservation, and empowering women in Mexico.

    Mar 5, 2014

    Excerpt: "Spaniards introduced European #honeybees to Central America around 1620, and they are now well established. European honey bees (and their Africanized form) do compete with gentle #NativeBee species for pollen and nectar on flowers. #MeliponaBeecheii is a #ForestBee, so if they could find flowering trees and shrubs, competition with honey bees might not be a problem. Alas, #Yucatan is heavily logged.

    "The Yucatan peninsula sits right in the path of a lot of big storms; quite a few hurricanes, floods, and droughts have caused beekeepers to lose all or most of their hives. Native stingless bees are quite sensitive to #pesticides, so that isn't helping either."

    Learn more:
    wired.com/2014/03/women-work-s

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/C5qzc

    Link to video:
    youtube.com/watch?v=4c4v1E2mRhw

    #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #EmpoweringWomen #YucatanBees #IndigenousWomen

  7. Women Work to Save #NativeBees of #Mexico

    A happy story about #bees, #BeeConservation, and empowering women in Mexico.

    Mar 5, 2014

    Excerpt: "Spaniards introduced European #honeybees to Central America around 1620, and they are now well established. European honey bees (and their Africanized form) do compete with gentle #NativeBee species for pollen and nectar on flowers. #MeliponaBeecheii is a #ForestBee, so if they could find flowering trees and shrubs, competition with honey bees might not be a problem. Alas, #Yucatan is heavily logged.

    "The Yucatan peninsula sits right in the path of a lot of big storms; quite a few hurricanes, floods, and droughts have caused beekeepers to lose all or most of their hives. Native stingless bees are quite sensitive to #pesticides, so that isn't helping either."

    Learn more:
    wired.com/2014/03/women-work-s

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/C5qzc

    Link to video:
    youtube.com/watch?v=4c4v1E2mRhw

    #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #EmpoweringWomen #YucatanBees #IndigenousWomen

  8. Women Work to Save #NativeBees of #Mexico

    A happy story about #bees, #BeeConservation, and empowering women in Mexico.

    Mar 5, 2014

    Excerpt: "Spaniards introduced European #honeybees to Central America around 1620, and they are now well established. European honey bees (and their Africanized form) do compete with gentle #NativeBee species for pollen and nectar on flowers. #MeliponaBeecheii is a #ForestBee, so if they could find flowering trees and shrubs, competition with honey bees might not be a problem. Alas, #Yucatan is heavily logged.

    "The Yucatan peninsula sits right in the path of a lot of big storms; quite a few hurricanes, floods, and droughts have caused beekeepers to lose all or most of their hives. Native stingless bees are quite sensitive to #pesticides, so that isn't helping either."

    Learn more:
    wired.com/2014/03/women-work-s

    Archived version:
    archive.ph/C5qzc

    Link to video:
    youtube.com/watch?v=4c4v1E2mRhw

    #WorldBeeDay #SaveTheBees #EmpoweringWomen #YucatanBees #IndigenousWomen

  9. Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 4, 2026

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2026May11_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

  10. Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 4, 2026

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2026May11_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

  11. Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 4, 2026

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2026May11_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

  12. Two-spotted Bumble Bee (Bombus bimaculatus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on May 4, 2026

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2026May11_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #naturephotography #Oklahoma #photography

  13. Trying a solitary bee log for our urban garden...
    --
    ... for 'our' native Denver urban bees
    (maybe a little late, but...)
    --
    Note the mug of tea and the gingernuts ~wink~
    #urban #bees #solitarybee #log #Denver #nativebee #Colorado #home #garden

  14. Trying a solitary bee log for our urban garden...
    --
    ... for 'our' native Denver urban bees
    (maybe a little late, but...)
    --
    Note the mug of tea and the gingernuts ~wink~
    #urban #bees #solitarybee #log #Denver #nativebee #Colorado #home #garden

  15. Trying a solitary bee log for our urban garden...
    --
    ... for 'our' native Denver urban bees
    (maybe a little late, but...)
    --
    Note the mug of tea and the gingernuts ~wink~
    #urban #bees #solitarybee #log #Denver #nativebee #Colorado #home #garden

  16. Trying a solitary bee log for our urban garden...
    --
    ... for 'our' native Denver urban bees
    (maybe a little late, but...)
    --
    Note the mug of tea and the gingernuts ~wink~

  17. Happy Boxing Day!

    Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
    #wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

  18. Happy Boxing Day!

    Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
    #wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

  19. Happy Boxing Day!

    Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
    #wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

  20. Happy Boxing Day!

    Hope you had a great Christmas if you’re celebrating and are enjoying your vacation otherwise. This is a little sneak peek of a new print I made recently of an alfalfa leaf cutter in the act of cutting its telltale half-moon cut in a leaf. I made a collection of prints to illustrate a little board book written by Lisa Jaffe about our pollinator friends in the garden. #InverteFest is hosting an anthology! 🧵
    #wildBees #linocut #printmaking #invertebrate #pollinator #nativeBee

  21. Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_

    #bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #Oklahoma #photography

  22. Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_

    #bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #Oklahoma #photography

  23. Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_

    #bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #Oklahoma #photography

  24. Dahlia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on August 6, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Aug31_birds_

    #bumblebee #pollinators #nativebee #naturephotography #threatenedspecies #Oklahoma #photography

  25. Day 8 #SciArtSeptember prompt niche. Can we talk about the cutest nesting strategy going? The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

    When I planned this print I wanted to make 🧵
    #linocut #printmaking #sciart #masonBee #Osmia #nativeBee #pollinator #mastoArt

  26. Day 8 #SciArtSeptember prompt niche. Can we talk about the cutest nesting strategy going? The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

    When I planned this print I wanted to make 🧵
    #linocut #printmaking #sciart #masonBee #Osmia #nativeBee #pollinator #mastoArt

  27. Day 8 #SciArtSeptember prompt niche. Can we talk about the cutest nesting strategy going? The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

    When I planned this print I wanted to make 🧵
    #linocut #printmaking #sciart #masonBee #Osmia #nativeBee #pollinator #mastoArt

  28. Day 8 #SciArtSeptember prompt niche. Can we talk about the cutest nesting strategy going? The Eastern Snail Shell Mason Bee (Osmia conjuncta) is a small North American blue bee which makes nests in suitable empty snail shells! In my linocut I show this adorable little pollinator with a Cepaea shell. Each print is 8” by 8” on delicate Japanese kozo (or mulberry) paper.

    When I planned this print I wanted to make 🧵
    #linocut #printmaking #sciart #masonBee #Osmia #nativeBee #pollinator #mastoArt

  29. Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul30_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #threatenedspecies #naturephotography #pollinator #Oklahoma #photography #bloomscrolling

  30. Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul30_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #threatenedspecies #naturephotography #pollinator #Oklahoma #photography #bloomscrolling

  31. Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul30_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #threatenedspecies #naturephotography #pollinator #Oklahoma #photography #bloomscrolling

  32. Zinnia cultivar being pollinated by a threatened species American Bumble Bee (Bombus pensylvanicus) in Norman, Oklahoma, United States on July 28, 2025

    Some of the camera settings I used to make this photo are at: rsok.com/~jrm/2025Jul30_birds_

    #bumblebee #nativebee #threatenedspecies #naturephotography #pollinator #Oklahoma #photography #bloomscrolling