The bees fly around in search of pollen. Occasionally two go for the same blossom, but they seem to work separately.
This was taken in late September and bumble bees were still hard at work collecting pollen. I watched them land on such small delicate blooms like on this spider flower or cleome. Yet they stayed afloat.
Another way to recognize a bumble bee is by the wide bands of fur that run all the way down their body. Honey bees have shorter hair and thinner bands.
