Judging by our front yard, bumblebees sleep in hollyhocks.

They rest in or cling to the blooms, sometimes upside-down.

This sleeping bumblebee must have been too tired to leave after gathering so much pollen.

I gently petted this bee, and he kicked his legs out but didn’t fly away. It made me think of a protesting teenager: “Five more minutes, Mom!”

Looking bedraggled after spending a night in the rain.

Do not disturb.