- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: June 9, 2010
It's not often you see a ladybug and a honey bee sharing the same plant.
The ladybug, a predator in disguise, devours aphids like a kid does M&Ms. The honey bee, all buzziness, works furiously to collect nectar or pollen for her hive.
Sometimes a lavender patch can bring them together.
Such was the case yesterday in our garden. A ladybug staked claim to a lavender spike, while a dozen honey bees glided in for a sweet sip of nectar.
Co-workers.
Just co-workers.
Comments:
by Cee Tee
on May 10, 2020 at 12:26 PM
We have a hill of ground bees but the hill seems to also have a large number of lady bugs. We left them to alone since neither were bothering us.
by Rose
on April 14, 2023 at 3:13 PM
This is so beautiful!
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