BeeLover

@beeloveds

Disabled impoverished beep and tweXile (b 2009, perma-banned October 2024 in the First Word War). Bee Lover (but that handle was taken), gardener, on Chinook lands. Vive la #beesistance! Beep! Beep! No $ DMs. I'm broke.

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BeeLover@beeloveds· 26d

Alright. Here's a little more vitamin bee to boost your moods. This is a Melissodes longhorn bee on Gaillardia. #bees #Flowers #Nature #photograbee

Semi close-up of a fat tawny Melissodes longhorn bee feeding on a red and yellow Gaillardia flower in the sun. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· 26d

Follow me for more bee booty... 😉❤️🐝✌️

Close-up of large black and yellow bumblebee resting on a purple hyssop plant. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· 26d

Happy #InsectThursday beeps. Here's some vitamin bee from Tuesday. Just woke up to a refreshing thunderstorm for the first time in ages. #pdxtst #bees #flowers #gardening

Semi close-up side view of a black and yellow bumblebee feeding on a vibrant red and yellow Gaillardia flower in the sun. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· 28d

Good #Twosday to you beeps. (Bee-loving peeps.) Here's a pair of variegated peach roses I just love. #Flowers #BloomScrolling

Two creamy peach yellow and red blushed roses , one just above and a bit behind the other at dusk. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· 29d

Good #MagentaMonday beeps. I'm so glad to see my beloved Aurora Lupin surviving in her new home, even if not yet thriving (L). I have faith she will slowly recover. As you can see, she was huge back in the day. #Flowers

Small magenta lupin flower stalk in the sun.

Semi close-up of the top of a healthy lupin flower stalk in diffuse daylight. A large black and yellow bumblebee is perched on its left, feeding.

Pulled back shot of a very large tall deep magenta lupin with about five huge flower stalks in the sun.

BeeLover@beeloveds· 29d

OMG I already got my first cucumbers tonight, along with more carrots! You gotta know, I was over a month late getting to planting due to needed plot recovery. I'm so happy! Yum! 😋 #gardening #PNW

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 12

Good #Stunflower #Stunday beeps. The season is on and so are the bees! I feel so blessed to enjoy these. #Flowers #gardening #SundayYellow

Face on shot of a solid golden yellow sunflower fully open in the sun with a bee on the upper left. JG Photograbee 2026.

Face on shot of another fully open deep yellow sunflower in the sun with a fat Melissodes longhorn bee on the bottom of its face. JG Photograbee 2025.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 11

Welcome new followers. I don't auto-follow and I'm mildly choosy. E.g. I do not follow folks with 0 posts for one thing. I need to see your character first. I'm also skint, so no DMs or NFTs. Not interested. Not sorry. I'm also not lonely. I've got friends, angels, Gaia and bees. 🙃❤️🐝✌️💐

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 10

Good #FridayFlowers #FlowersOnFriday beeps. My beloved Aurora Lupin is slowly recovering from transplant shock this spring when we switched plots. (Left pic.) Here she is in all her glory from last year on the right. You can see why I miss her! #Flowers #gardening

An imposing giant mature dark magenta lupin with five tall flower stalks in full bloom.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 9

Of course I'm sharing #bees for #InsectThursday. Can you name all these species? There are over 20,000 other named species besides western honeybees. 👀❤️🐝✌️#Flowers

A colorful collage showing a trio of photos. Left taller one has a beautiful black and yellow bumblebee resting on a fresh green rosemary shoot. Upper right shows two pollen coated fat Melissodes longhorn bees sleeping in a sunflower. Lower right is a side shot of a honeybee on a pink coneflower. Jan Groh Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 8

Found the Sleepy Longhorn Gang snoozing away in my neighbor's sunflower last night. Too funny. They really like hanging around in a pack of six. (Not a six-pack.) #bees

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 7

Just had to reshare this pair of sleeping longhorn #bees I caught last Friday evening for #Twosday. So sweet. It was a cool day. (Pun intended.) #Nature #Flowers

Semi close-up photo of two large pollen coated Melissodes longhorn bees facing to the right side by side on a newly opened golden yellow sunflower with a rusty center ring. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 7

Here's some more vitamin bee to help boost our timelines. You can't have too much imo. #bees #nature #gardening

A single large black and yellow bumblebee resting upright on a new green rosemary shoot. JG Photograbee 2026.

A single honeybee close-up on a pale pink and white wild leek ball of tiny blooms in diffuse daylight.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 6

Good #MagentaMonday beeps. This is the color of cosmos I was hoping to grow but can't find yet. Thankfully my neighbors still have it. #Flowers #Gardening #BloomScrolling

Face on shot of a solid magenta cosmos flower glowing softly in setting sunlight. JG Photograbee 2026.

Face on shot of a solid magenta cosmos flower at dusk. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 5

Good #Stunflower #Stunday to you beeps. (Bee-loving peeps.) The season is on in earnest. Here's some fat longhorn #bees snoozing away last week. #Flowers #SundayYellow

Face on photo of a half open yellow sunflower. The upper petals are still curved over the top half making it almost look to be covering its eyes. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 4

Happy #SixOnSaturday beeps. I prefer the beauty and bounty of Gaia to bombs bursting in air. I'm also not really feeling it this year tbh. Have a safe and beautiful day if you can. #Flowers #BloomScrolling #bees

A very colorful collage of six flowers, some with bees on. Including a pink coneflower, maroon dahlia, yellow and rust sunflower, reddish violet coneflowers, bumblebee on pale pink and green echinacea, and a magenta cosmos glowing softly in setting sunlight. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 4

Belated #FridayFlowers beeps. (Bee-loving peeps.) I'm so grateful for our cooler weather in Portland this weekend. I just love these deep violet red coneflowers. They almost glow. #BloomScrolling #Flowers

Close-up of deep violet red coneflowers at dusk. JG Photograbee 2026.

Pulled back shot showing a patch of deep violet red coneflowers at dusk. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 2

Here's a little video showing the busy hyssop patch loaded with bumblebees. #bees #Portland

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 2

Good #InsectThursday to you beeps. (Bee-loving peeps.) Here's just a couple of the sleepy longhorn #bees I found last Tuesday evening in my garden. There were loads of sleepy bumblebees too. #PNW #pdx #Oregon

Close-up side view of a single longhorn bee sleeping snoot down in the crevice of a rusty sunflower where the petals join the center. JG Photograbee 2026.

Side view of a large black and yellow bumblebee (like b. Vosnasenski) sleeping while clinging to a purple hyssop branch. In diffuse daylight. JG Photograbee 2026.

Close-up view of another black and yellow bumblebee resting arched over a purple hyssop blossom on a cloudy day. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 1

Just wait till Friday when I can share all the gorgeous flowers I shot last night. One sample from my friend's plot who is trying hard to grow a patch that blooms red, white and blue for the 4th. Pretty close! #flowers #gatdening

View from flower level of vibrant Lucifer crocosmia blooming in front of white Shasta daisies.

Blue Veronica aka Speedwell a little below and in front of the red crocosmia and white daisies helping make a small patriotic patch of garden.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jul 1

I know it's technically rose Wednesday, but I can't help sharing some of the beautiful sleeping #bees I stumbled on yesterday in the #garden. It was a cloudy cool day, so we were all a little sleepy. #PNW #Flowers

Photo of two Melissodes longhorn bees sleeping in a half open yellow and rust sunflower in diffuse daylight. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 30

Sharing my favorite light blue Nigella for #TuesdayBlue. I've since learned it comes in both royal blue and white. Whatever color, it's a cool flower. #Flowers #BloomScrolling

Close-up of a single light blue Nigella blossom in the shade.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 29

This may be a repeat because I love Rose Campion so much. But too bad. #MagentaMonday #Flowers

Side view of a vibrant magenta rose campion patch in diffuse daylight.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 28

Good #Stunflower #Stunday to you. Unfortunately I could only snag these shots during a mad dash to water last week at dusk before Thursday. So not the brightest. You know there will be more! #SundayYellow #Flowers

Face on photo of a large fully open deep yellow sunflower with a rusty ring around the center at dusk.

Photo showing three tall large blooming deep yellow sunflowers with rusty rings around their centers at dusk. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 27

OMG Last Thursday was a soggy experience! Thanks all who came out anyway. You're all badass. Here's a collage for #SixOnSaturday finally. It only took me a year to figure out how to make one! 🙃❤️🐝💐 #photography #flowers #gardening

Colorful collage of a mix of deep red and maroon flowers with a reddish pink border to match. Flowers include a softly glowing backlit half red poppy, pink guara, a maroon monarda, maroon drumstick allium, fully open ruffled red poppy in the sun and deep reddish maroon velvety snapdragons in the sun. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 25

And come see me for beautiful cards featuring bees and flowers later on NE Alberta Street from NE 15th to NE 30th. 6-9 pm.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 25

Alright y'all, it's #InsectThursday and #LastThursday and Pollinator Week! If you can't hug a bee, hug a bee-lover. And stop spraying all pesticides, stat. They go straight up the food chain. Let natural predators handle things. Signed - The Sleepy Bee

A tuckered out black and yellow bumblebee resting in a golden yellow marigold at dusk at the end of a hot day. JG Photograbee 2025.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 24

Good #RoseWednesday beeps. (Bee-loving peeps.) I just figured out how to make a photo collage on my phone finally. It only took me a year. 😉✌️💐 #Flowers #BloomScrolling

A colorful collage of six roses ranging from magenta to light puro, pink, and variegated white and pink. Set in a purple border. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 23

Good #TuesdayBlue #BlueTuesday beeps. (Bee -loving peeps.) I finally got a good shot of this freshly bloomed deep royal blue salvia the other day in my community garden. It's so beautiful and vibrant. And attracts hummingbirds! #Flowers #bloomscrolling #photos

Close-up photo of a royal blue salvia stalk in the shade in a garden. No birds or bees though sorry. JG Photograbee 2026.

BeeLover@beeloveds· Jun 22

Good #MagentaMonday beeps. She's not very big or showy this year - yet. But she's doing her best after being transplanted last February. And still having babies, so. I'm proud of my Aurora Lupin! #Flowers #gardening