Bee sleeping in flower

I have learned that bumble bees will curl up into a flower to sleep - a soft place, pollen and sweet nectar - sounds just right to me!

We need bees. They're the world's most important pollinator of food crops. In fact, it is estimated that one third of the food that we consume each day relies on pollination mainly by bees. But as much as we are used to seeing them buzzing with work, they need their beauty sleep as well. Recently, wildlife photographer Joe Neely captured two bees snuggling in a flower, and the shot shows a beautiful side of them we rarely witness.

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The Happy Gardening Life™ 🌞 on Instagram: “Look at this sweet little bee sleeping on her little flower bed 💙🌸☺ Happy Spring everyone! 💛 . Thanks for sharing this cute video…”

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