The more bees that visit my garden, the more I feel that my gardening efforts are successful.

Here are some of my “better” pictures of flowers being visited by bees.  (In some cases, you may have to look pretty closely to spot the bee.)

Bee on Black-eyed Susan – Some Species of Leafcutter?

I love the species name of  “Bombus” for the bumblebees.  Somehow nothing else would be so appropriate.

Bee on Penstemon – Bumble Bee

Bee on Purple Cone Flower

Closer view  of bumblebee on coneflower:

Bumblebee on Purple Coneflower

Bombus again:

Bees on Common Milkweed

Bee on Goldenrod

According to the book Pollinators of Native Plants by Heather Holm, wild bergamot is one of the best forage plants for bumblebees.

Bee on Monarda

Here’s a video where you can see some “bee action” on the Monarda fistulosa (wild bergamot).