Today while sitting on the bench camera in hand, this little bee was feeding on the Centaurea flowers les than 1/2 metre away. I realised it was not only feeding on the open flowers but also on the developing buds and, as in this photo, on a flower that had gone over. It must have found a residual source of nectar but it was not easy to get at. So instead of rushing around, it was very slow moving and I was able to get several very close up macro shots while it totally ignored me. Very unusual with this bee. I was fascinated how it’s antennae were both pointing at the source where it’s tongue was.
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There are similar spent Centaurea flowers in my garden but the weather is not conducive to:
So I won’t be trying to emulate this shot anytime soon 
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Nice shot. Bees are such wonderful creatures and so important to us.