Being There:
1: Beautiful Osoyoos Lake, Okanagan.
2: Ubiquitous Alfalfa and a Grey Hairstreak.
3: Is this little Osmia wiping her brow? Or so it seems. Maybe the task ahead on the Alfalfa is tiring?
4, 5&6: Another ubiquitous non-native: White Melilot and some visitors - Nomada cuckoo bee (I think);
Agapostemon green beauty; and a sleepy Melissodes (?) @beesofcanada, what say you?
7&8: Tiny Heriades with a yellow pollen belly on an Asteraceae (not sure which one), and on native Gaillardia aristata.
9: Invasive baby’s breath is everywhere! There are areas here with so many invasive species of plants, the hunt for native plants can be daunting. Roadsides especially.
10: Another invasive plant - Centaurea diffusa. One of 13 species of Knapweed listed by BC Invasive Plants!!!
#pollenandnectarcollectors #botanicallyinspired #pollinatorsandflowers #bcbees #okanaganpollinators #invasiveplantsBC #osoyoosbc #oliverbc
