At just 4 mm long, Perdita yanegai is one of the state’s tiniest bees

January 5, 2023 9:04 AM

BeeSip features the work of artist turned full time bee photographer Krystle Hickman (Instagram account, LA Times profile), including videos of West Coast (U.S.) native bees burrowing and nesting.
posted by spamandkimchi (3 comments total)

At just 4 mm long, Perdita yanegai is one of the state’s tiniest bees

It's a wee bee, y'see?
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:46 AM on January 5, 2023

Sue Hubbell, who wrote prose as good as anyone on this planet, wrote the delightful A Book of Bees: And How to Keep Them. As much as anything it's about being observant of the natural world around you.

I may do a FPP on Hubbell (teaser: there will be pie).
posted by neuron at 9:49 AM on January 5, 2023

I bought a copy of Our Native Bees based on this fanfare post and it’s so good! Also a PNW writer.
I love learning about bees.
posted by curious nu at 5:39 PM on January 5, 2023