<![CDATA[First sleeping bee of 2026 💚]]>First sleeping bee of 2026 💚

Light drizzle kept this male Melissodes nestled on the Encelia. Meanwhile, a female Melissodes was bouncing from flower to flower gathering pollen. The temps and cloud cover have been erratic. Relieved to see both are here again. Keep planting & protecting ribbon refuges 💚

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]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/3566943f-3e01-4700-bac0-7c811421bf0a/first-sleeping-bee-of-2026RSS for NodeThu, 04 Jun 2026 23:43:23 GMTWed, 27 May 2026 18:14:29 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to First sleeping bee of 2026 💚 on Wed, 27 May 2026 18:28:05 GMT]]>@dillyd I wonder about that too. I'm not sure from what I've learned over the years. Every pic I take has some version of that patterning. It would not surprise me if it was a combo of both

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kellyromanych/statuses/116647951462130368https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/kellyromanych/statuses/116647951462130368Wed, 27 May 2026 18:28:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to First sleeping bee of 2026 💚 on Wed, 27 May 2026 18:20:18 GMT]]>@kellyromanych
The eye is very interesting in that first photo. Is that pattern inherent to the eye, or is it reflecting something in the environment?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://turtleisland.social/users/dillyd/statuses/116647920805146511https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://turtleisland.social/users/dillyd/statuses/116647920805146511Wed, 27 May 2026 18:20:18 GMT