Random Garden Pics: Fall Bumble Bees on Marigolds

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I have a nice row of Dwarf Marigolds & Vinca out front that all the bees & butterflies have been loving. 
It's the same Bumble in both shots. There were numerous honey bees and this one large Bumble. It's a Brown-Belted Bumble identifiable by the furry brown stripes from waist to tail and the fuzzy yellow thorax. Bumbles are always completely fuzzy; Carpenter Bees have a smooth rear end without any fuzz.


 


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