A Leafcutter Bee with a heavy load of pollen under her abdomen gathers more on a sunflower at Nutty Brown Farm on Friday, July 10th, 2026.
A Bumble Bee forages in a dense patch of flowers at Nutty Brown Farm, Austin, Texas on Friday, July 10th, 2026.
A Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a blue cornflower at Nutty Brown Farm, Austin, Texas on June 20th, 2025.
I’m out of town for Thanksgiving this week and haven’t been taking many pictures so didn’t post for the last few days. I’ve just...
A Western Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera), heavily laden with pollen, on an Indian Blanket flower at Sally Bee’s Honey Company, Dripping Springs, Texas...
A western honey bee (Apis Mellifera) gathers pollen and nectar from an Indian Blanket or Firewheel flower near Dripping Springs, Texas on April 28th, 2020....
A honey bee (Apis Mellifera) seen on a cornflower at Nutty Brown Farm near Dripping Springs, Texas.
A flower patch can be a dangerous place for a busy bee. This one’s day didn’t end well after meeting a Bee Assassin bug (Apiomerus spissipes)...
A Painted Lady butterfly (Vanessa cardui) seen on an Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella) in Dripping Springs, Texas.
I’ll interrupt the planned rodeo theme this week because, believe it or not, I actually took some photos yesterday! I spent the hour before sunset...