Bees

OK, I have to set this all up, but I wanted to get this up and started with a post.

Bees love this time of year. They swarm and find new places to build a hive.

This one was hanging in a creosote bush for just over a day. 

I didn't see when it took off, but one of the other Rangers was watching.  They swirled out from the bush and took off for a new spot.  There was no way they would even think of staying long in such an unprotected spot.

Not too far away, there were other bees darting in and out of a small crevase in the rock. 

I don't know if this group had a hive or was starting a hive. They seemed to be going in a ways.

Another day I saw a carpenter bee lighting on palo verde flowers and collecting pollen.