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Details: As evening approaches, bees stop foraging, find a safe perch, and remain motionless until the morning.
- Bees sleep from dusk until sunrise
- Some bees develop favorite sleeping spots and will come back night after night
- Some flowers will close around a bee for the night
- Male long-horned bees gather together in groups at night
All the sleeping bees here were found in a garden close to where I live. I made sure to observe them for a bit to make sure they were sleeping and not just resting.
Honeybees are, of course, another thing altogether as they return to the hive each evening.
The last three photos are sleeping yellowjacket hornets, with one of them taking cover under a leaf to keep dry.
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