
Jardin Botanique Le Maurier
Jardin Botanique Le Maurier

Abeilles, guêpes, mouches Bees, wasps, flies
Abeilles, guêpes, mouches Bees, wasps, flies

Abeille Apis mellifera Honeybee on marjoram
Abeille Apis mellifera Honeybee on marjoram
The honeybees are having a hard time, with viral disease and attacks from imported species. I give them every possible encouragement!

Abeille noir sur clematite jasmin Honeybee on jasmine clematis
Abeille noir sur clematite jasmin Honeybee on jasmine clematis

Short-winged honeybee on purple mountain daisy
March 2022
Short-winged honeybee on purple mountain daisy
March 2022

(To identify)
(To identify)

Small orange bumblebee
Small orange bumblebee

Small orange bumblebee on lavender
Small orange bumblebee on lavender

Small grey bumblebee
Small grey bumblebee

Small grey bumblebee on marjoram
Small grey bumblebee on marjoram
This bee nests in the nearby grassy bank and is one of the earliest to emerge in Spring.

Bumblebee and small wasp on a peony
Bumblebee and small wasp on a peony

Striped bumblebee on a hollyhock
Striped bumblebee on a hollyhock

White tailed bumblebee
White tailed bumblebee

Chrysotoxum cautum Hover fly
Chrysotoxum cautum Hover fly
The colours protect this fly from predators. It breeds in ants' nests, where the larvae eat aphids.

Wasps on mountain knapweed
Wasps on mountain knapweed

Ammophilia sabulosa Sand wasp on marjoram
Ammophilia sabulosa Sand wasp on marjoram
A solitary wasp that excavates its nest in sandy ground. Likes to stock its nest with one single non-hairy caterpillar.

The lavender is a great attraction!
The lavender is a great attraction!