A holiday walk brought lots of full blooms. Rudbeckia hirta (Black-eyed Susan), and Monarda fistulosa (Bee balm) are in bloom all over!
Rudbeckia with the honey bee mating nucs - hopefully it helps the queens find their way back!
A moth and a honey bee fell victim to the sticky pollinia - trapped by the plant's pollen packets, they died in the blossom.
Rudbeckia hirta - lots of mare's tale, but it isn't thick enough to crowd our seedlings.