Western Honeybee (Apis mellifera) and Ant on Flowers of California Buckeye (Aesculuis californica)
Honeybees are not native here. Buckeye flowers are not good for them: bees get a syndrome called "Buckeye Bee", losing focus, breeding defective larvae, etc. But nobody told this bee. The flowers are ending their lifespan; soon buckeye seeds will appear. Joan Targ Trail, Portola Valley 6/16/2021, 8:25 am.