We are just ending Pollination Week this weekend - here are some beautiful photos of bees and wasps that Niall sent my way: http://www.nationaljournal.com/pictures-video/here-are-the-most-gorgeous-photos-of-bees-20140620.

I think these are my two favorite:

I just saw this important news, too: http://pollinator.org/PR_whitehouse.htm.

Today a Presidential Memorandum was put into place to take federal actions on the pollinator issue.  Pollinator Partnership reports, "Among the directives in the memorandum are actions increasing forage on federal lands, assessing the effects of pesticides including neonicotinoids, including native seeds in post-fire restoration, landscaping federal facilities for pollinators, educating the public about pollinators, and more." 

Also, Michelle Obama has planted the first-ever White House Pollinator Garden!