June 29, 2014…Honeybees and hummingbirds get nectar from these little gems. We’ve decided to grow more alliums next year because the bees love them and the deer don’t.
June 23, 2014…We started these Cosmos seeds under lights in the house, hoping they would turn out well. We’re very happy with the results and the bees love them too.
June 10, 2014…Honeybee getting nectar on this Cosmos
June 16, 2014…This little stand of California poppies planted itself on my Hugelkulture bed. In the background you can see some wallflowers (Erysimum).
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What kind of bee is this? Maybe Amelia or standingoutinmyfield will know.
A new type of poppy, called a Twister poppy. Attracts bumblebees and is a pay grade or two above the California poppy.
I started the Phacellia seeds to attract the honeybees, but rarely do I see honeybees on them. No problem, we need to help the bumblebee as well, in this case the Yellow-faced bumblebee. (bombus Vosnosenkii)
Relatively short-lived, (blossom wise) this Veronica Longifolia, ‘Pink Eveline’ served as a nectar source for a short time.
Speedwell, Veronica Spicata, ‘Royal Candles.’ The colors stand out well.
June 29, 2014…Sometimes when the bumblebee exits this blossom, it will pick up a streak of white pollen up it’s back.
Piano composition by Kiera O’Hara.
Music by “The Bottom Rung”
Adventures in Natural Beekeeping 
Looks like a sweat bee (Halictid) of some sort…maybe a Halictus…where are you located?
I let some of my leeks flower last year and it was so successful I bought decorative alliums this year and they have been so successful I, like you, am going to buy more next year. Mine seem to be forming seed so I might try that too, just to see what happens. I agree with the ID above as it looks very like a bee I get a lot – Halictes scabiosae, we get a lot of other species too and even some very tiny Halictus bees. Amelia
Stunning photos, I too watch insects with the eye of an eagle wherever I go, these creatures are so beautiful, and interesting. So happy that I will now be getting all your blog entries.