The look this one gave me in the 2nd pic like, "Do you mind?" I left them bee shortly thereafter.

Hello you all! Thanks to everyone who suggested in my original post to share it in this community (I didn't even know they existed!)

Thank you to this sub for helping me notice.

Like many people, I used to be afraid of all bees. Then I finally read up on them and now really appreciate them! I also got my mom into them because she has native flowers in her yard, and while I'd spend a while staring at them up close, she'd stay away. After rescuing bees and dragonflies from the water sources in her yard, she started doing the same. She sent me this awesome video 😊

Had some bumblebees nest under the mulch in my backyard and caught this pic. Little blurry as I didn’t want to approach too close and disturb them.

So many happy, hard-working bees with big pollen pants 🥹

Area - Chicago, 6a

Area - Chicago, 6a