#fall pollinators

[whatnext10]

Bee Flies Spend Lots of Valuable Time Searching for Nectar

Fly, Bee Fly Like most pollinators, bee flies (Poecilanthrax lucifer) are very hard workers and much of their work as adults consists of gathering nectar and pollen. To accomplish this they try to find areas where flowers are fairly dense and then they fly from flower to flower collecting as much as they possibly can. They are very accomplished fliers who are fast, able to turn quickly, and can…

[indigrassy]

I'm gonna keep on dancing at the...

[admiralgiggles]

I’ll follow the sun

[twentifyve]

Pollinator garden is going to sleep now October 8th, 2024 | Fujifilm X100VI

[stephjacq]

Autumn in the garden

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[elizjjwold]

by Elizabeth Johnson-Wold

[fly-guys]

Custom painted bee boots by me 🌼🐝🌼

[darabeatha]

/ D d d d d d duality of the bat being both an animal that represents night, death, sacrifices, bad omens, yet at the same time, one that represents the birth of life and fertility, symbolisms my beloveds-

[plantsisleafs]

Hummingbird ❤️ Mahonia

[healingheartdogs]

I left some tops of plants I had let go to seed (a couple different lettuces, radishes, and mustard greens) that I harvested to save seeds from in open paper shopping bags outside to give the bugs that were on them time to skedaddle before I brought them inside to pick all the seeds out to save them but yknow... ADHD, out of sight out of mind lol so I forgot about them for a few weeks and sure all the aphids and squash bugs left, but in that time a bunch of tiny little spiders moved in. Which is still better tbh (I'm honestly fine with spiders especially little ones but I absolutely DETEST squash bugs, and the aphids I just don't want to spread to my indoor plants) but also inconvenient. Guess I will be wearing gloves while I seed harvest and doing my seed harvesting sitting outside instead of inside.

[whatnext10]

Fall Pollinators are Coming Out for the Fall Wildflowers

Just a Little Black Bee The winged sumac (Rhus copallinum), which is definitely a fall wildflower, albeit an early one, was highly attractive to many pollinators while it was in full bloom. Along with the usual summer crowd, I’m beginning to see some of the fall group like this carpenter mimic leafcutter bee (Megachile xylocopoides). Although they can be found in small numbers in the summer, I…

[indigrassy]

Fuzzy cosmos

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[lightofthemagdalene]

Rose in the Bramble

✨A themed cocktail for the party sídhe✨

1 1/2 oz sloe gin

1/2 oz crème de violette

1/4 oz lemon juice

1/4 oz blackberry syrup or jelly

1/4 oz rosewater

Sprig of thyme

Ice

1 egg white or 3 TBSP egg whites

Plain seltzer to finish

Put all liquids other than egg whites into shaker with thyme and ice and just kinda jostle ‘em around for a second. Add the egg, cap and shake for a minute and a half. Strain into a highball glass/whatever you have/a normal goddamn glass with more ice. Top off with seltzer. Drink or offer it.

This is just a fancy gin fizz. Great for Bealtaine!

[faguscarolinensis]

Papilio glaucus on Phlox paniculata / Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on Garden Phlox at the North Carolina Botanical Gardens at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, NC