bees26 Aug 2008 10:51 am
Bees and wasps pollinating in our backyard
We have a melon plant growing in our backyard. It is currently flowering and attracting many pollinators.
I believe that these are wasps:
Of course, there are many bumblebees with a strange ability to remain off-focus:
I am totally unfamiliar with the next insect, perhaps it is a Lapland syrphid fly?
Movies:
I found interesting information here:
http://www.pollinationcanada.ca/ and http://queenbeejan.com/kindsbee.htm