Hotlips and that black bee...again...

Lol

Omg It's grown!!!!!!! ewww

My poor 'flooor'!...Run through at the neck!
I thought bees were supposed to be 'goodies'!!!.....

Cracking shot!
Boy is that one sinister looking bee too!

He is one impressive BEEstie lol. Good photo, hope you had a long lens. :o))). He looks as if he is making a hole to get at the nectar at the top of the flower!!!

Aye he's a bad B! Great photo tho! :)

Hi all! When I took this, I wondered why he was slow to move on...

Then when I looked at this pic, I realised that he couldn't leave until he'd removed his proboscis from the hole he'd made in the flower!!

Just going out now to see whether he causes any real damage...

Oh dear I hope its not too bad! he is a fine specimen of a bee mind you! Never seen one like it! :)

There are two of them, Pix! :(

OMG Two of the eeeevil beasties!!!!!!

excellent shot, i'll be back !!

Lol!...or maybe not! lol!!

He's not a 'good' bee, J! Magnificent and malevolent...

Lol :-))

Karen lol I wish I had some Hot Lips for starters...Have the plant, got white lips..pink lips, but defo no hot lips...:o))

I think mine was like that at the beginning of the season...and at the rate he's destroying the flowers, Sue, I'll have none al all! :((

Right...I live in hope then....:o)))

I've got two, Sue and had a look at both. This one is in shade in the morning...the other one is in full sun, is smaller and has an assortment of red, white and bicoloured flowers! Strangely, the 'bee'stie doesn't like the other one so much!

Ok; so mine is in full sun, tho I have moved it back a bit to make room...so that may be the reason...I'll think about a shadier place, when I find one.... lol

:)))