Posts Tagged: Nepeta

How Fast Can a Honey Bee Fly?

How fast can a honey bee fly? We captured these photos today of a honey bee nectaring on catmint (genus Nepeta). The bee was moving fast. To blur...

A honey bee can beat its wings 230 times every second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee can beat its wings 230 times every second. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee spinning like a top. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee spinning like a top. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

European Wool Carder Bees Aren't Slow Pokes

Don't ever call the European wool carder bee (Anthidium manicatum) a slow poke. It's not "as fast as a speeding bullet" (Superman), but...

European wool carder bee darts through catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

European wool carder bee darts through catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mating European wool carder bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Mating European wool carder bees. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

After mating, these European wool carder bees broke away at lightning speed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

After mating, these European wool carder bees broke away at lightning speed. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A Day in the Life of a Single Worker Bee

A day in the life of a single worker bee... A honey bee tumbles off the flowering catmint (Nepeta) and struggles to right herself.  Her wings...

Honey bee tumbles off a flowering catmint and lands on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee tumbles off a flowering catmint and lands on a leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tattered wings of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tattered wings of a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee thrusts out her proboscis (tongue). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee thrusts out her proboscis (tongue). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Let It Bee

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it beWhisper words of wisdom, let it be--Paul McCartney  When Paul McCartney of The Beatles wrote "Let It...

Honey bee is snared in the web of a garden spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee is snared in the web of a garden spider. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee struggles to free herself. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee struggles to free herself. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The spider edges closer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The spider edges closer. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Just as the spider reaches her, the photographer frees the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Just as the spider reaches her, the photographer frees the bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

In Mint Condition

if you're growing plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae--you know, the plants with the square stalks and opposite leaves--you may see a very tiny...

What's behind the catmint leaf (Nepeta)? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

What's behind the catmint leaf (Nepeta)? (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This is a California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of California Pyrausta Moth (Pyrausta californicalis) on catmint. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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