Coneflowers are a favourite of many native pollinators because they are good sources of pollen and nectar. The flowers also provide a great platform for photographing the bees, allowing for the isolation of the subject from its background as well as giving contrasting colour and form. All of these bees were found in a local Indigenous Medicine Wheel Garden that has a wide variety of both bees and native plants.

Male Long-horned Bee

Male Bicolored Striped Sweat Bee

Male Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee and male Red-belted Bumble Bee

Male Broad-handed Leafcutter Bee

Ligated Furrow Bee