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Bug of the Week: Solitary Bees of Spring

March is a wonderful month for bee watching in the Sonoran Desert.

Seems like every flower has a bee visiting.

Sweat bees seem to like the lemon blossoms.

Penstemons appeal to digger bees.

Fiddleneck (Amsinckia intermedia) is also a favorite.

No, that isn’t a bee. Flies like fiddleneck, too.

All these photographs were taken within a half hour in our back yard. The bees are very busy!

Do you have bees flying where you live?

Bug of the Week: Cactus Flower Visiters

The cacti are blooming this week.

prickly pear flowers

The prickly pears,

prickly pear flowers

are particularly colorful.

agave flowers

The agaves are flowering, too.

cactus flower

I’m not sure what this one is, but it is spectacular. Anyone know?

All these flowers are producing nectar and pollen galore. The insects are busy.

hedgehog cactus flower with bee

cactus flower

Can you find all the arthropods in this picture? I’ve tried to make it big enough for you to see everything, but let me know if it takes too long to load.

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