Old Man Bee
This old bee stopped for a short break on the sandy soil. Woodgate, Qld.
Bee Nap
This bee was not moving, I thought it was dead but then another bee came along and chased her away. Woodgate, Qld.
Homalictus Bee
Tiny green metallic homalictus bee gathers pollen from a portulaca flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Resin Collector II
Stingless bee collects nectar or resin from a strange flower thing on a branch. Woodgate, Qld.
Resin Collector
Homalictus Nest
Little green Homalictus bee emerges from her nest entrance in the ground. Woodgate, Qld.
Masked Green Bee
Beautiful, tiny masked bee cleans up my messy drilling job on a bee hotel. Woodgate, Qld.
Blue-Green Masked Bee
Portulaca Packer
Homalictus bee collects pollen from a tiny portulaca flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Bee Bath
Halictid bee cleans herself with a front leg while resting on tiny white flowers. Woodgate, Qld.
Polly Pollenator
Homalictus bee drinks nectar from the base of a flower. Her abdomen is full of pollen she has collected. Woodgate, Qld.
Golden Bee
Halictid bee rests near a tiny flower. These bees are about 4mm long. Woodgate, Qld.
Blue Bee
Metallic blue Halictid bee collects pollen and nectar from a tiny flower. Woodgate, Qld.
Bee on Lemon Myrtle
Male Homalictus bee blows bubbles on a lemon myrtle leaf. Kyogle, NSW.
Broken Bee
Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) has part of her front leg missing. This must make it challenging to gather pollen. Kyogle, NSW.
Masked Bee
Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) chews on the stamen of a lemon myrtle flower to gather pollen. Kyogle, NSW.
Masked bee (Hylaeus sp.) without a mask. Kyogle, NSW.
Blue Banded Bee
Classic portrait of a roosting male blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.). Kyogle, NSW.
Male blue banded bee (Amegilla sp.) roosts on a grass stem for the night. Kyogle, NSW.
Blue banded bee grooms himself after settling on a grass stem for the night. Kyogle, NSW.