Sounds like those bees are going to be really happy at your place next year.

Post all the pictures you want of them we will be happy to look.

Hi everyone! I do not see a hive in my garden, but I do get honey bee visitors sometimes. They love the blanket flowers:

Gorgeous gaillardia bee pictures! Great details of the bee.

Here's a rose photo I just worked on that just happened to have a bee in it.

Thanks tabby! That's a nice photo you have as well!

Here is another photo I got, taken awhile back in June 2011, found this bee with our dwarf agapanthus which is yet to open up at that time:

You think the bee is saying Hurry up & open flower!!!!??? Great gallardia bee photos from me too Tarev. Tabby! WHAT a rose! Wow. Love the coloring.

Hahaha! That sure looks like the bee is trying to steal the bud open or not eh?

What kind of camera are you using, tarev?

I am using a Canon Powershot S5 IS

Nice work.

More bee pictures to enjoy. Thank you tarev and tabby. What a lovely surprise to come on here to see first thing.

And welcome to the beekeeping forum hope you both share more photos with bees in them.

Tarev I had already seen your blanket flower photos in the Gardening for Butterflies, Birds and Bees forum. Meant to tell you how much I liked them then but got sidetracked.

Tabby would you share the name of the rose or at least what type of rose it is?

The rose is a hybrid tea called Color Magic.

Very pretty rose. Thank you for the information

Thanks Margaret! My plant collection is such small one..so oftentimes I upload the photos several times depending on the topic ...hope you won't get fed up seeing it here and there and everywhere else

I never get tired of pictures of pretty plants with bees on them. Especially since I have trouble catching the little darlings here at the house.

Hahah! They are such agile, nimble creatures..so oftentimes when I am at the garden, I stake out usually to get a photo of hummingbirds, oftentimes around 10 and 11 am, that is the time I see either bees or butterflies hovering over the lantana and gaillardia..lucky enough if I catch them busy pollinating..otherwise I just get a blur

Yep they are getting out and using the feeders when it's warm.
They have candy on the inside when they can't get out in addition to the honey stores still available.

DH took some pictures for me today of the bees thought I'd share them with you all

Sweet (and literally as well)!