Closeup of a tiny, shiny dark blue bee. It's got a thick body & sparse black fuzz.

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   Sarah Taber (sarahtaber@mastodon.online)'s status on Sunday, 20-Oct-2024 09:21:17 JST Sarah Taber

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   This little chonk is a blue orchard bee! They call em BOBs.

   If you need a fruit orchard pollinated in spring, this is the bee for you! Honeybees are ok for that. But BOBs are better able to fly around & do the job in cool, rainy early spring weather.