The great golden digger wasp - isn't she beautiful? She's a harmless wasp, taking some nectar (she's vegan), but her offspring need protein, so she is on the lookout for a grasshopper to sting that will be food for one of her babies. She is a solitary nester and not territorial or aggressive in any way. Bumble bees, some other small unidentified wasps (comment if you know what kind they are) and yes, someone's honeybee found our hyssop-leaved boneset. #capecodpollinators #capecodenvironment #capecodnativeplants #capecodinsects #capecodbees #capecodlandscaping #capecodnature #getoutsidecapecod (fb)

This clip shows our hyssop-leaved boneset is alive with bumble bees and a carpenter bee. The drifting fragrance is intoxicating. Wish you could smell it! 🐝 #capecodpollinators #capecodenvironment #capecodnativeplants #capecodinsects #capecodlandscaping #capecodnature #capecodbees (fb)