Blackberries are considered to be Oregon’s largest nectar flow, starting mid to late June.
If you have clover in your yard, you have a ready excuse NOT to mow the lawn…“I’m just helping out the bees!”
We see hedges of Escallonia on our morning walks. If I bring a camera, it’s easy to get pictures.
It looked like this bee was ‘biting’ the pollen grains off the anthers. I slowed down the video to see better, but it’s soft on focus. Then the deer found it, now it’s gone.
Wallflower, (Erysimum) blooms all summer…and the Bumblebee, honeybees, and butterflies can be seen sipping nectar.
It took us a while to identify this moth. It’s a Ctenucha multifaria, appearing on our Echium tree, June 28, 2013. I couldn’t find any videos on this, so mine might have to be the first one.
Adventures in Natural Beekeeping 
We have an old pasture rich in clover and the bees love it; a reassuring buzz all day long. I try and take the tractor round the patch fearful of squashing the bees as they seem so intent on gathering pollen that they wouldn’t notice me 🙂
I bet your bees appreciate not being squished by a tire…maybe they’ll reward you by pollinating your fruit trees and squash. 🙂
What a great video, I really enjoyed watching it. Have never seen such a majestic moth as the Ctenucha multifaria before. Does it have a common name?