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            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/</loc>
            <lastmod>2026-01-12T11:35:59.000000Z</lastmod>
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              <image:caption>Honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife flower</image:caption>
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              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on a beautiful white snowdrop flower (Galanthus)</image:caption>
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              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeQueenonDaphne.png</image:loc>
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              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/queen-bumblebee-on-crocus-speciosus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen bumblebee on crocus speciosus</image:caption>
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      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/10-Reasons-Why-Bees-Are-Important.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T14:47:16.000000Z</lastmod>
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              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/thrush.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a brown and white speckled song thrush perched on a tree branch</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
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              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee Apis mellifera foraging on purple knapweed.  side view</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden bumble bee - Bombus hortorum pollinating kale flowers.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspascuorumbumblebeeflyingtowardraspberryflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored Bumble bee in fight and on its way to pollinate pale white raspberry flowers.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plumsonourplumtree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a selection of our plums hanging on a branch thanks to pollination of this fruit tree by bees.</image:caption>
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      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/30-fantastic-garden-flowers-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T15:34:48.000000Z</lastmod>
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              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonPurpleSweetSultan.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sweet sultan is attractive to bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushypnorumoncornflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tree bumble bee on Mountain cornflower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bees-on-corn-marigold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 small solitary bees called Heriades truncorum (large-headed resin bees) on a single yellow corn marigold flower head</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestrisonverbena.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on Purple top vervain</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeeinflight.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bees flying toward lamb&#39;s ear flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-Salvia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on blue Salvia flower stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on a orange sneezeweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeinsidefoxglovefloret.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pink foxgloves.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on beautiful jewel blue flowers of sea holly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-visiting-yellow-wallflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pale yellow wallflowers</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Daviescolletesondaisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee foraging on a daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees foraging on a poppy flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonbluepincushionflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on blue pin cushion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonwhiteconeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a Echinacea flower</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on Cirsium rivulare</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BloomedFurrowBeeMale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on yellow solidago.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum spectabile - ice plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a purple lupin (or lupine) flower stem</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on yellow Zinnia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeeongeranium.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small black bee - a male orange legged furrow bee inside a white geranium flower that has think purple markings.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonPhaceliaScoprionweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees foraging on blue Scorpion weed.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootedflowerbeeonpulmorania.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hairy footed flower bee male on lungwort</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonpinkcosmos.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on a beautiful vibrant pink cosmos flower.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-terrestris-on-Linaria-purpurea300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a Purple toadflax flower stem.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-beach-aster.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a pink Beach aster flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Helichrysum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on orange straw flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-sunflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on sunflower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pink Mallow</image:caption>
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      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/5-Reasons-To-Add-A-Wildflower-Area-To-Your-Grass-Seed-Lawn.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T15:53:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male - a black, slender bee with long antennae and much red on the abdomen, foraging on yellow solidago (golden rod) flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowerpollinatorverge.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>colorful wildflower verge</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DSCN1779.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff tailed bumble bee feeding on pink hemp agrimony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee male on white clover. side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A variety of lovely wildflowers including poppies, daisies, blue cornflowers and more</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DSCN0935.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees foraging on purple knapweed, a fairly tall wildflower that might look okay in a flower border.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonvipersbugloss.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on Viper&#39;s bugloss a tall plant with bluish-pink flowers up the stems.</image:caption>
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      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-Fragrant-Winter-Flowering-Shrub-For-Bees-Daphne-bholua.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T15:53:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeQueenonDaphne.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Daphne bholua is a helpful source of nectar and pollen for early-emerging queen bumble bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DaphnebholuaJacquelinePostill.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Though slow growing, &lt;I&gt;Daphne bholua&lt;/I&gt; &#39;Jacqueline Postill&#39; could eventually reach about 4m in height, and has a spread of up to 1.5m.</image:caption>
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            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees love the pollen and nectar-rich flowers of &lt;I&gt;Daphne bholua&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CommaButterflyOnDaphneInFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comma butterfly on Daphne bholua in February.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeworkerforagingonDaphnebholuainJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A fragrant winter flowering shrub for bees - &lt;I&gt;Daphne bholua&lt;/I&gt; &#39;Jaqueline Postill&#39;. Above a honey bee visiting the pretty, fragrant pink flowers in January.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping-C-D.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T17:34:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthday.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed greeting cards.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping-E-F.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T16:59:34.000000Z</lastmod>
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              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees at a beehive entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A jar of comb honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping-G-J.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T17:44:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping-K-P.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T17:01:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ThinkingOfYou.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed &#39;thinking of you&#39; greeting card</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeoncampanulabellflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on lilac bedding campanula flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beehives in front of a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping-Q-T.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T17:20:26.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping-U-Z.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:28:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/A-to-Z-of-Honey-Bees-And-Beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T17:28:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee hives against a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Andrena-Carantonica.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T16:30:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena scotica Male.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_flavousnomadbeebyhostnestentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flavous Nomad bee - Nomad flava female  resting on a stone</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalechocolateminingbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena scotica - Female.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffishminingbeefemalerestingonleaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buffish mining bee on a leaf image links to a page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaCarantonica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena scotica pair mating - front view - still perched on my finger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeupchocloateminingbeesmating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A pair of Andrena scotica - chocolate mining bees, mating.  The pair of mating bees landed on me, and the female obligingly clambered onto my finger.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Andrena-fucata-painted-mning-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:38:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wild-roses.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>View of scrubby coastal grassland with a wild rose shrub</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadaPanzeri.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nomad bee, Nomada panzeri in flight over wild garlic</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeandrenafucatafemaleonpinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on a pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatafemalepaintedminingbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on a pink rose - view from above</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on a pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Swathesofbirdfoottrefoilcoastalsitecompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Scrubby sand dues with grasses, clover  and bird&#39;s foot trefoil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Andrena-labiata-red-girdled-mining-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-05-13T17:23:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-red-girdled-mining-bee-andrena-labiata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red girdled mining bee Andrena labiata male, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenalabiata.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-girdled mining bee - &lt;I&gt;Andrena labiata&lt;/I&gt; (female) resting on wild garlic leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redgirdledminingbeefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Above: Red-girdled mining bee - &lt;I&gt;Andrena labiata&lt;/I&gt; (female) foraging on wild garlic.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-red-girdled-mining-bee-Andrena-labiata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Red girdled mining bee Andrena labiata, close up shot side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redgirdledminingbeeinflight.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-girdled mining bee - &lt;I&gt;Andrena labiata&lt;/I&gt; (female) in flight.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeandrenafucatafemaleonpinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-of-spring-vernal-colletes-cunicularius.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>vernal mining bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Are-Bees-And-Wasps-Related.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T12:13:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Neolarra_pruinosa_Female.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Neolarra pruinose female - photograph by The Packer Lab - Bee Tribes of the World - from Wikimedia Commons.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gooden&#39;s nomad bee just leaving a host bee nest - a tunnel burrow located in the ground.  It is yellow with black stripes, a waspish waist and looks like a wasp.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Anthidium manicatum, Wool Carder Bees can look similar to wasps with its yellow and black markings.  Wool carders with more vibrant yellow tend to look quite like wasps. Foraging on a pink flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/fielddiggerwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Field Digger Wasp, Argogorytes mystaceus .  This Crabonid wasp a small, slender wasp with a black body and thin yellow stripes on the abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonid-wasp-Argogorytesmystaceus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the same field digger wasp, rear view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A chubby, cuddly-looking furry bumble bee - it&#39;s the typical idea people have of all bees.  This one is foraging on pink restharrow flower growing from the sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-spurred-digger-wasp-Nysson-spinosus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup on the large spurred digger wasp, Nysson spinosus is a species of cleptoparasitic wasp of the family Crabronidae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Are-Neonicotinoids-Killing-Wild-Bees-and-Butterflies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T17:16:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>comma butterfly on white flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tortoise-shell-butterfly-on-common-privet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tortoise shell butterfly on white privet flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-birdsfoot-trefoil.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on yellow bird&#39;s foot trefoil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonmarjoramoregano.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted lady butterfly foraging on pink flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Are-Wasps-Beneficial.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-14T11:34:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/queenwasponflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp queen on pale pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspsArewonderful.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ways in which wasps are wonderful - graphic explaining above points made in the article</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DoWaspsPollinateFruit.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wasp hanging on a raspberry flower as it feeds on a raspberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Asian-Hornet-In-UK.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T12:09:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa velutina close up image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Banana-And-Honey-Teabread.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T19:09:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyombandlemon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>block of honey comb on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bayer-gets-protesters-banned.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-20T09:29:28.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Beauty-Benefits-Of-Honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-06T14:48:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-and-beauty.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>lady holding a bowl of honey and honey dipper - beauty shot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-and-avocado.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey with a fresh avocado and sliced lemons</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bee-Colonies-Poisoned-in-California.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:06:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollenbeetlethreshold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ADAS graphic explaining points already described in text of page</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bee-Species-On-The-UK-BAP-Priority-List.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T15:52:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bee-Sting-First-aid.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T17:07:29.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bee-Themed-Educational-Resources.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T09:47:01.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeeyes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a bee on a pink rose with arrows pointing to indicate the location of the eyes - image links to page about the eyes of bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on Welsh yellow poppy links to page &#39;what is a bee?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GridPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee themed activity sheet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bee-pollination-outperforms-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T11:20:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on oregano.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on prairie mallow flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollenbeetlethreshold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>graphic explaining how farmers have used expensive insecticides even when they were not necessary</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bee-with-a-broken-leg.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-28T18:16:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollycompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris - Buff tailed bumble bee on blue sea holly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum - common carder bumble bee on knapweed, with healthy wings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinSpiderWeb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee wrapped up in spider web with a spider</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Beekeeping-Advice.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T12:36:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ceanothus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carmel Ceanothus shrub And a Honey Bee foraging on the bluish pink flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Beekeeping-Dictionary.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T12:43:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Beekeeping-Lexicon.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T13:16:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-And-Bee-Balm.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T14:17:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardbeebalm.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery coloured common carder bumble bee flying toward a pink bee balm flower head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonbeebalm.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery carder bumble bee foraging on monarda, it&#39;s tongue poking into one of the tubular shaped petal or florets to get at the nectar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandmonarda.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee inserting its tongue right into a single pink tubular flower petal of the monarda flower to get at the nectar.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonMonarda.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>op view of a white tailed Bumble bee foraging on bee balm.  The bee has little grains of pollen stuck to its furry coat.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebeeandbeebalm.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee visiting a pink monarda flower heads which is rather ragged and scrappy looking.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeandbeebalm.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored Common carder bumble bee feeding on pink bee balm flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonbergamot.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A white tailed bumble bee foraging on a very ragged pink bee balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-And-Other-Pollinators-Love-Dandelions.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-14T18:50:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombusLapidariusApr2017.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a large, black red tailed bumble bee queen on a yellow dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEYBEE-ON-DANDELION-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a honey bee worker on a yellow dandelion flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A black and greyish white female ashy mining bee foraging on a yellow dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaNitidaGreyPatchedMiningBeeApril2017500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena nitida- Grey-patched mining bee (although its upper body - thorax is very gingery in color) female on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-And-Pollinators-Love-Sneezeweed.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:37:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeandhoverflyonsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee and marmalade hover fly share a deep orange sneezeweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/yellowsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hover fly on a yellow sneeze weed flower, among a group of flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bright, vibrant orange Sneezeweed flower has attracted a foraging worker honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>front view of a honey bee on an orange sneeze weed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Foraging-On-Eryngium.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-19T16:15:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollycompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris - buff-tailed bumble bee on sea holly - Eryngium maritimum.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/insectsoneryngium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This one plant has 7 pollinators feeding in total, including bees and flies.  Movement of some of the insects make it difficult to identify which is which (hoverfly or a solitary or honey bee).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesoneryngium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>On this clump of eryngium, there are 2 honey bees (to the left), a bumble bee in the foreground, and a hoverfly at the top right of the plant, all foraging on different flower heads of one plant.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonseahollycompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A clump of jewel blue sea holly among the clumps of grass along the scrubby grasses along a coastline.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus lucorum - white-tailed bumble bee - foraging on spikey blue Eryngium. flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Honey-GMO-And-Codex-Alimentarius.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T13:47:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Invertebrates-And-Education.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-22T16:31:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A tiny black bee, Heriades truncorum perched on the end of a finger tip.  It looks a little like a small black fly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small tortoise butterfly on Oregano (Marjoram).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandhoverflyonperenniasunflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery common carder Bumble bee and a marmalade hover fly foraging on yellow helianthus flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff tailed bumble bee foraging on raspberry flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Like-Sunflowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T11:16:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderbumblebeeonlemonqueensunflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee and marmalade hover fly on yellow perennial &lt;I&gt;Helianthus&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 white tailed bumble bees on a Helinathus - perennial sunflower. This is &#39;Lemon Queen&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helianthusandspeckeedwoobutterfly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Speckled wood butterfly on Helianthus - a smaller type of sunflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sunflowercloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A single golden yellow sunflower head being visited by many flies, beetles and a white tailed bumble bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonhelianthus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees also like sunflowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesandhoverfliesonsunflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A large golden yellow sunflower being visited by 2 bumble bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tallperennialsunflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a patch of tall sunflower at the back of a flower border.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tall Helianthus &#39;Lemon Queen&#39; at the rear of the flower border. In the foreground, yellow Rudbeckia and blue Echinops</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-sunflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rusty brown sunflower with a visiting bumble bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Love-Dandelions.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T14:59:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombusLapidariusApr2017.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A large, black bodied, Red tailed bumble bee queen on dandelion.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a black and whitish Ashy mining bee female on a yellow dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEYBEE-ON-DANDELION-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker with full pollen baskets on rear legs, on a dandelion - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaNitidaGreyPatchedMiningBeeApril2017500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-patched mining bee, which actually has a rusty orange coloured thorax (upper body) foraging on a yellow  dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/LasioglossumSmeathmanellum500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lasioglossum smeathmanellum - Smeathman’s Furrow Bee a very tiny metallic bee foraging on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Love-Green-Alkanet.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T18:31:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairy-foootedflower-bee-on-green-alkanet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A sandy coloured, male hairy footed flower bee (anthophora plumipes) foraging on green alkanet flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-green-alkanet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee worker on blue green alkanet flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-green-alkanet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on the small blue flowers of Pentaglottis sempervirens.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Love-Japanese-Anemones.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:18:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WhiteJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A white variety, Anemone × hybrida &#39;Honorine Jobert&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees like Japanese anemones too.  Buff tailed bumble bee on pink Japanese anemone</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismeliferaJapaneseAnemoneFlowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flowers of Japanese anemone look very pretty standing tall above the foliage.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hoverflyandhonebeeJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hover flies and honey bee sharing Japanese anemone</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whiteJapaneseAnemoneAndHoverfly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hover fly on white Japanese anemone.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingondarkpinkJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on Japanese Anemone hupehensis -  japonica &#39;Prinz Heinrich&#39; - a pink variety that I have growing in my garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Love-Lavender.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T15:09:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeheadingforlavender.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee landing on English lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombuspratorumonlavendar.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on French lavender.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonEnglishlavender.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees can quickly extract the nectar from lavender flowers because of their long tongues.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeslikelavendeer.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on English lavender in my garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on English lavender.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Love-Zinnia.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-04T19:27:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-pink-zinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum - Common carder bee on a pink Zinnia flower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee on a yellow zinnia flower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblbeeOnZinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee on lovely deep red Zinnia flowers.  View from front</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnPinkZinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bumble bee on a pink zinna</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonzinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted lady butterfly female on a pink zinnia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Neonicotinoids-And-The-EU.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T14:51:00.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-Pollution.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-27T13:31:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comma butterfly on old man&#39;s beard.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumbebee-on-Ligustrum-vulgare.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed bumble bee Bombus terrestris on common privet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandleafcutteronthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees on thistles.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/2-bumble-bees-Bombus-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees - Bombus species foraging on peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee Apis mellifera foraging on geranium.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-and-pollinators-visit-rosebay-willowherb.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:44:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderbumblebeeonrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored Common carder bumble bee, hangs upside down whilst foraging on Rosebay willowherb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rosebay willowherb is popular with bumble bees - a cuckoo bumble bee species feeds on pink the pink flowers. The deep pinkish-purple flowers hang from the tall spiked stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthday.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed greeting cards.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/burnetmothsandrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Six-spot Burnet moths on Rosebay willowherb.  They are black moths with velvety antennae and with deep crimson red, elongated-spotty markings on the wings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeerosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee visiting Rosebay willowherb.  The flower has long white, exposed anthers laden with pollen at the ends</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-guttation-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T13:28:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee consuming guttation drop on a crop leaf in the field.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-pesticides-and-farming-Prof-Dave-Goulson.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:10:48.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bees-poppies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-19T16:18:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-inside-papaver-somniferum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging among pollen-laden anthers of a pink opium poppy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Talacre-poppies.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>poppies growing on a wild sandy slope in full sunshine</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a beautiful large pink opium poppy, with long filaments and pollen laden anthers.  A bumble bee is inside the flower, grasping at the filaments nd anthers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow Welsh poppy.  The filaments are shorter, but the anthers have lots of golden yellow pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeoncaliforniapoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on orangey yellow California poppy, which also has lots of pollen on the anthers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Birds-Foot-Trefoil-Wildflower.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:58:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ryhddymywynn-meadow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bird&#39;s foot trefoil among meadow grasses and plants, such as clover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>silvery leafcutter bee - male, resting on the sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/birds-foot-trefoil-and-clover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>swathes of bird&#39;s foot trefoil in a sandy coastal scrubland</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuslapidariusRedtailedbumblebeeworkeronbirdsfoottrefoil.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee queen on yellow bird&#39;s foot trefoil flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bloomed-Furrow-Bee-Lasioglossum-albipes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-05T14:12:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BloomedFurrowbeeMALELasioglossumalbipes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee, Lasioglossum albipes - male - rear view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee, Lasioglossum albipes - male, on Solidago.  Side view.  The abdomen is long and thin in comparison with the thorax (upper body), and is dark with red tinges.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BloomedFurrowBeeMale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee, Lasioglossum albipes - male - the abdomen has an appearance of translucence, especially around the reddish tinges closer to the thorax</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedfurrowbeeFemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee, Lasioglossum albipes - female foraging on white privet fly.  She is a small dark bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedfurrowbeefemaleforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small, dark, Bloomed furrow bee, Lasioglossum albipes - female, I believe foraging on privet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower, image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lasioglossum-fulvicorne-chalk-furrow-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Chalk Furrow Bee - Lasioglossum fulvicorne on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Blue-Mason-Bee-Osmia-Caerulescens.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-11-25T15:50:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HairyFootedFlowerBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hairy footed flower bee female on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bluemasonbeeonlavendar.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Blue mason bee foraging on lavender side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bluemasonbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Blue mason bee - Osmia caerluscens (female) foraging on lavender.  It&#39;s a small dark bee with a tinge of metallic blue hue.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/side-view-of-Osmia-caerulescens-blue-mason-bee-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Blue mason bee Osmia caerulescens</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-Blue-mason-bee-Osmia-caerulescens.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>blue mason bee Osmia caerulescens male </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blue-Mason-Bee-Osmia-caerulescens-in-flight.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Blue Mason Bee Osmia caerulescens in-flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Osmia-caerulescens-blue-mason-bee-female-side-vew.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close-up of Osmia caerulescens blue mason bee female in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Osmia-caerulescens-Blue-Mason-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>blue mason bee Osmia caerulescens</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bombus-Lapidarius.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-18T13:19:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This Bombus lapidarius male has a yellow collar.  He is foraging on a purple knap weed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Queenredtailedbumblebeeonmuscari.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A queen foraging on blue grape hyacinth flower.  This is a large black bee with a crimson red tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombusLapidarius250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus lapidarius worker foraging on yellow flower, bird&#39;s foot trefoil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bombus-barbutellus.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-27T16:10:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/barbuts-cuckoo-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Barbut&#39;s cuckoo bee resting on a towel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-barbutellus300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Barbut’s cuckoo bee - Bombus barbutellus - male.  A black body and head with a white tail and white collar at the top of his thorax (upper body)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bombus-hortorum.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T09:15:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushortorumonkaleflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden Bumble bee, &lt;I&gt;Bombus hortorum&lt;/I&gt; - (queen) on spring kale flowers on the allotment.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a Conopid fly perched on pink hemp agrimony flower. It&#39;s a small dark fly with pale muddy yellow markings on its arched abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwallflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden Bumble bee, &lt;I&gt;Bombus hortorum&lt;/I&gt; on yellow wallflower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/gardenbumblebeebombushortorumonjasmine.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden Bumble bee, &lt;I&gt;Bombus hortorum&lt;/I&gt; on jasmine flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombushortorumonjasmine.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden Bumble bee, &lt;I&gt;Bombus hortorum&lt;/I&gt; on jasmine flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombushortorumjasmine.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;I&gt;Bombus hortorum&lt;/I&gt; has a long tongue.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bombus-pascuorum.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T14:45:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee foraging on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee in flight.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bombus-terrestris.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-25T12:24:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestris.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris on white hawthorne flower.  It has a dull, creamy white colored tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestrisonverbena.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris on Verbena</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestrisrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris nctar robbing comfrey by sticking its tongue through a hole pierced in the base of the flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Books-about-pollinators-and-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-11T16:19:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Brilliant-Bees-Puzzle-Book.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-04T14:57:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pictureofbackcover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buzzled Insects Puzzle book back cover.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees Puzzle Book - Front cover.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Brilliant-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-04T14:58:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees Puzzle Book front cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/British-Beekeepers-Still-Concerned-About-Neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T17:02:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/clover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Request to gardeners - Please leave a patch of clover for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CloverBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Reasons to grow clover as outlined in the article</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/British-Cut-Flowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-18T13:33:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/1914391_866467220140552_6121863424866445111_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Christmas wreath made by Sandra - a lovely mix of greenery, cones and dried orange slices and some red berries</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-shanked carder bee on a yellow zinnia flower in Sandra&#39;s flower plot - side view, with orange, red and yellow flowers in the background.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonzinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted Lady butterfly (female) - an orangey coloured species with brown and white markings, on pink Zinnia flower - front view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-how-to-create-a-cutting-garden.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>learn how to create a cutting garden online</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14215292_1592147531088131_1776514302_o.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A funeral sheaf made with a colourful mix of flowers - grown by Sandra, with lots of yellow, some blue, a little pink and red</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/13882628_1006326142821325_3561185990560221118_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of Sandra Bright with a field in the background.  Sandra is holding a fabulous bouquet of home grown cottage garden flowers, including blue delphiniums, various zinnia flowers and more.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/13619945_1000835056703767_8822890360384487299_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on blue echinops in Sandra&#39;s plot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/growingflowersforcutting.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sandra tending her cutting garden, with fields in the background.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/13619998_989853597801913_7597724022762298394_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Stunning vase of mixed flowers in pinks, white and shades of orange grown in Sandra&#39;s plot.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/British-bumblebees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T14:56:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-peach-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on peach dahlia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Buddleia-for-bees-and-butterflies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T17:33:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonbuddleia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee foraging on buddleia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/peacockbutterfly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Peacock butterfly on buddleia in our front garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterflyonbuddlejabutterflybush.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comma butterfly foraging on buddleia growing in the wild locally.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tortoiseshellbutterflyonbuddleia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small tortoiseshell butterfly on one of our buddleias.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redadmiralbutterflyandbumblebeeonbuddleia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee and red admiral butterfly on pale lilac-mauve buddleia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/paintedladybutterfliesonbuddleia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two painted lady butterflies feeding on buddleia flowers in my garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandredadmiralbutterflyonbuddleia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee and red admiral butterfly on buddleia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Buffish-Mining-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-10T15:44:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffish-mining-bee-andrena-nigroaenea-on-yellow-buttercup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buffish mining bee female on yellow buttercup flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/goodensnomadbeeleavingbuffishminingbeenestburrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gooden&#39;s nomad bee is leaving the nest burrow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Buffishminingbeenestburrowswithnomadbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>In this photograph are several burrows 
of the buffish mining bee.  The entrances to some of them are already sealed, but at least one entrance remains open.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The waspish-looking, yellow and black Gooden&#39;s nomad bee - Nomada goodeniana - cleptoparasite of the buffish mining bee, on a yellow flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nestsite.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Location of buffish mining bee nest burrows. The bees had found a sunny bank with patches of bare earth.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffishminingbeefemaleonleaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buffish mining bees are found in a variety of habitats.  On this occasion, the bees were seen just off a coastal pathway.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffishMiningBeeFemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Shield bug (left) with female buffish mining bee, resting on leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffishminingbeeeMale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buffish mining bee - Andrena nigroaena (male).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bumblebees-Behaviour-And-Ecology.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T13:25:41.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Bumblebees-Bump.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T14:08:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a conopid fly on pink hemp agrimony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward purple loosestrife</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Buzz-The-Necessity-And-Nature-Of-Bees-Thor-Hanson.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T14:12:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ThorHansonBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover -The Necessity And Nature Of Bees
By Thor Hanson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Buzzled-Bee-Themed-Childrens-Book-Of-Puzzles-And-Activities.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-04T16:26:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buzzledbackpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buzzled Bee-Themed Children’s Book Of Puzzles: back cover showing a puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BuzzledBookImage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buzzled Bee-Themed Children’s Book Of Puzzles - front cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Carpenter-Mimic-Leafcutter-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-10T14:31:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>coastal leafcutter bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutterBee300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee with a segment of leaf and the papers where she is making her nest - fourth image.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachilexylocopoides300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee with a segment of leaf and the papers where she is making her nest - fifth image.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpentermimicLeafcutterEnteringCells300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the bee is entering the leaf tube among the papers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closedcells300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee has now sealed up the tunnel entrance with a segment of leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>silvery leafcutter bee  image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee with a segment of leaf and the papers where she is making her nest - second image.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachilexylocopoidespollen300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the tip of the bee&#39;s tail is just visible as it disappears into the tube constructed from leaf segments</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutterwithleafsegment300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee with a segment of leaf and the papers where she is making her nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachilexylocopoides2300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee with a segment of leaf and the papers where she is making her nest - third image.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcuttertakingleafsegmentbacktonest300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter mimic leafcutter bee with a segment of leaf and the papers where she is making her nest - sixth image.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Caryopteris-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-24T14:12:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautiful-bumble-bee-on-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful bumble bee foraging busily on the blue flowers of Caryopteris x clandonensis - Blue beard</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-and-honey-bee-on-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee and honey bee on blue flowers of Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-butterflies-love-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee and red admiral butterfly on Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plant-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis-for-bees.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bees and honey bees visiting the clusters of blue flowers on Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-Apis-mellifera-on-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee Apis mellifera foraging on the blue flowers of Bluebeard - Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-on-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>12 bees foraging on Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hortorum-on-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden bumble bee Bombus hortorum on blue Caryopteris clandonensis flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Colletes-cunicularius.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-10T16:04:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vernalminingbeewaiting600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;I&gt;Colletes cunicularius&lt;/I&gt; outside a tunnel entrance located among plant stems.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/early-colletes-male.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Colletes cunicularius - Vernal mining bee -  Male resting on sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DSCN5960.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sandy area where there are Vernal mining bees nests with one nest burrow highlight with a red circle toward the bottom right of the image.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/venalminingbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vernal mining bee close to the entrance of its nest burrow in sandy ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Sphecodesalbilabrisimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A small dark bee with a partly dark red abdomen - might be a candidate for the species &lt;I&gt;Sphecodes pellucidus&lt;/I&gt;?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vernalminingbeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Colletes cunicularius - Vernal mining bee - taking off from the sandy ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sphecoides.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Another image possibly of a &lt;I&gt;Sphecodes &lt;/I&gt; resting on the sand, lurking around the nesting site of the Vernal Mining Bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-of-spring-vernal-colletes-cunicularius.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male spring vernal mining bee colletes cunicularius perched on a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Colletes-plasterer-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-22T12:13:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plastererbee_Daviescolletesclose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Colletes cunicularius on a daisy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Male-Ivy-Bee-Colletes-hederae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Colletes hedera - the ivy bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vernalminingbeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Colletes cunicularius</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-of-spring-vernal-colletes-cunicularius.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vernal mining bee - male on woody a stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Comparative-toxicity-of-pesticides-and-environmental-contaminants-in-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T20:53:12.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Contact.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-13T16:59:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Davies-Colletes-Colletes-daviesanus.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:28:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/daviescolletesfront.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view of the same bee showing face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plastererbee_Daviescolletesclose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Davies’ colletes foraging on white daisy - rear side view showing abdomen markings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Daviescolletesondaisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Davies’ colletes foraging on white daisy - view from above.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower, image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Worker-Full-Pollen-Baskets.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a honey bee showing markings and full pollen baskets on rear legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Disclaimer-And-Copyright.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-16T13:42:24.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Do-Bees-Eat-Honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:37:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombNatural200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honey combs hanging from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee swarm hanging from a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Black-Queen-Attendants.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen on top of honey combs with attendant workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Do-Bees-Eat-Meat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-18T16:10:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspshowingmandibles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Yellow jacket wasps perching on a green leaf, with jaws (mandibles) open.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/necrophagabees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meat eating bees - Trigona hypogea eating a dead lizard. Photograph by D. Wittman</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Do-Bumblebees-Make-Honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T17:55:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 bumble bees and a small fly foraging on yellow helianthus flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Open bumble bee nest of a carder species, with cocoons and bees, on a tussock of grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/natural-comb-honey-and-dipper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a rectangular slab of Honeycomb made by honey bees, oozing honey, and a wooden honey dipper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee foraging on a pink geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Do-We-Really-Need-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T10:37:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CherryBlossom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a white cherry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on deep pink scabious flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Do-honey-bee-foraging-distances-vary-according-to-season.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:49:47.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/E-O-Wilson-Quote-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T14:23:14.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/EDM-1267.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:14:04.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/EDM-2664-to-ban-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:20:40.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/EU-Fails-To-Ban-Sulfoxaflor-To-Save-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T17:08:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ag-lobbying-eu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lobbying in the EU - who lobbies most?  The agro-chemical industry.  Source: Corporate Europe.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/EU-referendum-article-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T17:12:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Echinacea-Coneflower-For-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T10:34:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PaintedLadyButterflyonConeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted lady Butterfly visiting pink Echinacea flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonconeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on an Echinacea flower with inward curling petals.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwhiteechinacea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white echinacea flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonpinkconeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink echinacea flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/English-Bluebells-Versus-Spanish-Bluebells-The-Problem-With-Spanish-Bluebells.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-14T18:31:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comparisonofbluebellleaves.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The leaf of the native bluebell is narrower and smaller than the Spanish species.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonbluebell.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on English bluebells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/blueanthers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Anthers of Spanish bluebells carry blue pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BluebellWoods500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>woodland clearing with blue bells surrounded by trees and with a tree in the middle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/clumpofspanishbluebells.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white and pale blue &lt;I&gt;Hyacinthoides hispanica.&lt;/I&gt;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bluebellwhitepollen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The anthers of the English bluebell carry pollen which is a pale, creamy colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AnthersOfSpanishBluebell.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Spanish bluebells have less delicate flower heads, and they have a more open, &#39;star-like&#39; shape than English bluebells.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Environmental-Audit-Committee-Insects-and-Insecticides-follow-up-letter.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:50:42.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Eucera-longicornis-Long-horned-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-11-30T17:15:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eucera-longicornis-male-on-wild-sage-flowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery coloured Eucera longicornis male, with long antennae, on blue wild sage flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/longhprnedbeefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pale ginger female long horned bee foraging on yellow flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Euceralongicornisfemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pale ginger female long horned bee foraging on orange wallflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadasexfasciata.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Six-banded nomad bee - &lt;I&gt;Nomada sexfasciata&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/longhornedbeemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Long-horned bee, &lt;I&gt;Eucera longicornis&lt;/I&gt; - mal on blue flowers - the male has very long, black antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Europes-Farmland-Birds.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T17:21:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redwing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Birds need berries!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Farmers-Can-Help-The-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T17:27:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/UKFarmersAndBrexit.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Times article</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a pollinator margin on arable farmland</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FarmingHusbandry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>article about farming</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Farmers-Must-Have-Independent-Information.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T17:30:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PesticideThresholdChart.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>data shows farmers were applying insecticides when they did not need to</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Farmers-Rejecting-Neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T18:13:26.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Feeding-Honey-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T14:07:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-returning-to-hive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees returning to a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Feeding-The-Birds-With-Help-From-The-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T18:36:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/guelderroseberriesviburnumoppulus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red Guelder rose berries on a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redwing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Redwing in our garden - a winter visitor, it feasts on cotoneaster berries.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hawthorneberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red hawthorn berries on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeonholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bee on small white holly flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesoncotoneasterhorizontalis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees foraging on tiny pink cotoneaster flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Field-Guide-to-the-Bees-of-Great-Britain-and-Ireland-by-Steven-Falk.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-03T11:18:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front cover of the book featuring an illustration of an ashy mining bee - a black bee with whitish grey stripes on the thorax</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Flavous-Nomad-Bee-Nomada-flava.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-22T11:44:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Goodens Nomad Bee - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalechocolateminingbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee female perched on my finger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Flavous_nomad_bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Flavous Nomad Bee - Nomada flava - as it waits outside the entrance of the nest of a host species located in old brickwork.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_flavousnomadbeebyhostnestentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flavous Nomad Bee - &lt;I&gt;Nomada flava&lt;/I&gt; - Female resting on stone</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nmarshamellafemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a marshams nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Flowering-Shrubs-For-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-07T16:14:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-manuka-bush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink flowers of manuka bush.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/soiltary-bee-on-common-privet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small bee on white common privet flower - Ligustrum vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatapaintedminingbeepinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female painted mining bee on a pale pink wild rose.  Her hind legs are laden with pollen and lots of pollen can be seen on the anthers of the rose flower, making it a fabulous offering for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bee-on-white-hebe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tiny solitary bee on white hebe flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/shrubs-that-attract-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>24 shrubs to attract bees pin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonsweetboxinJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on a small, delicate white flower of the Sweet box flower, which has quite long, white anthers tipped with pollen at the ends.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/RedTailedBumblebeeOnBerberis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee queen foraging on  orange flowers of Berberis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-hypericum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow Hypericum flowers. The hypericum flowers have long anthers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnClerodendrum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee - probably a &#39;Garden bumble&#39; - Bombus hortorum, on pink flowers of &lt;I&gt;Clerodendrum bungei&lt;/I&gt;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesenjoyingoreganomarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 Bumble bees foraging on a small patch of  oregano</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesoncotoneasterhorizontalis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee and bumble bee on the small pinkish flowers of Cotoneaster horizontalis.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view of a large bumble bee foraging on purple Lavender head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonZollyinFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Honey bees on yellow  &lt;I&gt;Mahonia aquifolium&lt;/I&gt; flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/guelderroseberriesviburnumoppulus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Guelder rose shrub featuring lovely loose clumps of red, glossy berries.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redadmiralbutterflyandbumblebeeonbuddleia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee - Bombus lucorum (white tailed bumble bee - male) and a red admiral butterfly on the lilac flowers of a  butterfly bush</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-feeding-on-escallonia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pinkish red Escallonia flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonheather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on white heather flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ceanothus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on bluish purple California lilac.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bee-on-Spirea-japonica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees on pink Spirea japonica.  This shrub has dense clusters of soft, small pink blooms.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-visiting-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>many bees visiting the blue flowers of Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees foraging on Hydrangea paniculata - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeworkerforagingonDaphnebholuainJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker with pollen baskets laden with orange pollen, foraging on pink Daphne flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/France-bans-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T16:43:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/graph-honey-France500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey production levels since neonics were introduced in 1994, upto 1999. showing decline since 1994 when neonics were introduced</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneyProductionInFrance.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>downward trend in the number of hives in honey production</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/French-Beekeepers-25-Year-Fight-Against-Systemic-Insecticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T20:45:34.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Gardening-Articles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-25T12:22:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/growingflowersforcutting.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Running a cut flower growing business.  A lady flower grower standing in her field of flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/German-Bee-Monitoring-Project.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T07:20:42.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Girolami-Guttation-Neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T07:25:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths485.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bees around the hive entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths-pesticides485.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bees around a hive in the field</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on a leaf drinking guttation fluid</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/GloryBee-Organic-Honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T07:37:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GloryBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Alan Turanski of GloryBee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Goodens-Nomad-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-18T18:27:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gooden&#39;s nomad bee - Nomada goodeniana female - leaving the entrance of a host nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodenianabyhostnests.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Nomad bees lurking around potential host burrows.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaNitidaGreyPatchedMiningBeeApril2017500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-patched mining bee -Andrena nitida - a potential host of Gooden&#39;s nomad bee, foraging on a yellow dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/host.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena nigroaenea - the Buffish mining bee flying toward yellow flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/goodensnomadbeeexploringhostnest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>another view of the gooden&#39;s nomad bee close to the nest entrance of a target host bee species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/goodensnomadbeeinflight.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gooden&#39;s nomad bee flying in to land by a nest burrow entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gooden&#39;s nomad bee resting on a yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffishMiningBeeFemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena nigroaenea - the Buffish mining bee (female) sitting on a leaf next to a shield bug.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nmarshamellafemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a marshams nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/goodensnomadbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Gooden&#39;s nomad bee lurking around the habitat of its target host - i.e. entrances to nest burrows located in the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Grey-patched-mining-bee-Andrena-nitida.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-07T17:26:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Goodens nomad bee is a parasite of Grey-patched mining bees.  It is yellow and black and enters the nest burrows of the target host.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-Grey-patched-Mining-Bee-Andrena-nitida.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female grey patched mining bee Andrena nitida, a slim bee with a gingery coloured thorax, and with a dark abdomen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower, image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaNitidaGreyPatchedMiningBeeApril2017500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey patched mining bee foraging on vibrant yellow dandelion flower.  This bee has a dark abdomen and gingery-haired thorax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GreyPatchedMiningBeeApril2017AndrenaNitida500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Another view of the Grey patched mining bee foraging on dandelion flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Groove-Faced-Mining-BeeAndrena-Angustior.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-05-13T17:15:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeup-shot-of-a-female-groove-faced-mining-bee-Andrena-angustior.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Groove-faced mining bee Andrena angustior, close up side shot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-of-spring-vernal-colletes-cunicularius.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>vernal mining bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Growing-Fruit-And-Vegetables-With-A-Little-Help-From-The-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:00:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CherryBlossom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on cherry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beans.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beans from the allotment.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Kale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A mass of fragrant yellow spring flowers, courtesy of the humble kale plant.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on kale flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Corgette2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee crawling out of a courgette flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foodcropspollinatedbybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Onions, squash and courgettes from the allotment.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees love raspberry flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee flying toward blueberry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonstrawberryflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee tucked away among the strawberry flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plumsonourplumtree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The spring flowers on our plum tree are visited by bees, and our plums are juicy and sweet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Hairy-Footed-Flower-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-12T12:08:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HairyFootedFlowerBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hairy-footed flower bee (female).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbumblebeeonpulmonaria.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carder bumble bee on pulmonaria.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee fly (Bombylius major).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hairy-footed Flower Bee female. Pulmonaria is a useful early source of food for these bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehairyfootedflowerbeewithoutstretchedtongue.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female hairy-footed flower bees, showing outstretched tongue.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootedflowerbeemalefeedingonlungwortpulmonaria.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A gingery-furred hairy footed Flower Bee male con pulmonaria flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Healthy-Honey-Bees-Without-Neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T10:53:37.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Heriades-truncorum-Large-headed-resin-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T15:51:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Heriades truncorum - a very small black bee perched on the end of a finger - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bees-on-corn-marigold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 Heriades truncorum on corn marigold</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tansy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>yellow tansy flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/High-pesticide-risk-to-honey-bees-field-study.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T09:47:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/appletreeinblossom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>apple blossom on a tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Honey-And-Ancient-Medicine.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-03T16:15:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rectangular slab of Honeycomb on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden honey stick dripping with runny honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Honey-Articles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:20:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Honey-Bee-Dance.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T17:04:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>large honey bee swarm on tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers on comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aabbb_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bee foraging on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee waggle dance figure of eight on its side</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Honey-Bee-Declines.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T13:57:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera on sneezeweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Honey-bee-die-offs-have-happened-before.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T13:59:07.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Honey-for-cold-sores.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T15:07:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jar-of-honey-on-a-log.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of clear honey and a honey dipper on a log</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-and-beauty.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and beauty - lady with a bowl of honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/How-Can-Councils-Help-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:38:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee - male white tailed - on clover flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comma butterfly - an orangey colored species with dark markings, on old man&#39;s beard which has creamy white flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee - a black and whitish species, on dandelion.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandhoverflyonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee and hover fly on purple thistle head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/burnetmothsandrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Burnet moths - a striking species with black wings with red spots, on pink rosebay willowherb.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/How-Many-Legs-Do-Bees-Have.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-27T17:57:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatafemalepaintedminingbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee Andrena furcata on rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-bee-has-legs-she-knows-how-to-use-them-pin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bee has legs and she knows how to use them </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-leg-graphic-labelled.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>labelled drawing of a honey bee leg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Worker-Full-Pollen-Baskets.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honeybeewithfullpollenbasketsc.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Impacts-of-honeybee-density-on-crop-yields.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T14:16:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees love clover!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Inspiring-Children-To-Love-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:21:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ashy mining bee on yellow dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Is-It-Okay-To-Kill-Bees-In-Order-To-Study-Them.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T17:01:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on oregano / marjoram.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeeongeranium.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A small, dark Orange-legged furrow bee male peeping out of a white (with mauve stripes) geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestrisonverbena.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed bumble bee on verbena.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lars-chittka-quote-the-mmind-of-a-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&#39;We owe the bees.  Act accordingly&#39;. quote from Lars Chittka, The Mind Of A Bee </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Halictus-rubicundus-Orange-legged-furrow-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee, Halictus rubicundus on devil&#39;s-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Is-It-Okay-To-Kill-Bees-In-Order-To-Test-Insecticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-08-30T13:58:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lars-chittka-quote-the-mmind-of-a-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&#39;We owe the bees.  Act accordingly&#39;. quote from Lars Chittka, The Mind Of A Bee </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollenbeetlethreshold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ADAS graphic showing unnecessary use of insecticides</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Is-keeping-bees-or-becoming-a-beekeeper-the-best-way-to-help-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-05T12:34:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>silvery leafcutter bee male resting on the sand.  This bee has very pale green eyes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/skylark.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sky lark on a fence post overlooking sand dunes and grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Talacre-poppies.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pinkish red poppies and grasses on a sandy coastal bank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/birds-foot-trefoil-and-clover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a sandy coast site of special scientific interest, sand dunes and a large patch of yellow bird&#39;s foot trefoil and clover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sand-dunes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>grassy, sandy banks and dunes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-talacre.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on a small patch of pink rest harrow among straw-like grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ryhddymywn500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wild grassland with trees in the background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/John-Muir-Conservation-Interconnectedness-Ecosystem.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T10:54:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonZollyinFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on yellow mahonia flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/muir.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a tortoise shell butterfly on a white privet flower with a quote from John Muir which says:  “When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.”</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Knapweed-Feeds-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-18T18:28:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carder bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed bumble bee - &lt;I&gt;Bombus lapidarius&lt;/I&gt; - male foraging on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Knapweed is popular with honey bees (&lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whitetailedbumblebee_on_knapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White tailed bumble bee -&lt;I&gt;Bombus lucorum&lt;/I&gt; - queen, foraging on knapweed - Centaurea nigra</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/knapweedforbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower verge with knapweed, hemp agrimony, thistles, brambles and more</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Large-Scale-Field-Trial-Neonicotinoids-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:49:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Lasioglossum-smeathmanellum-Smeathmans-Furrow-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T13:51:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Our liver and white spaniel, Charlie</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/LassioglossumSmeathmanellumSmeathmansFurrowBee500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male and female Lasioglossum smeathmanellum on a single dandelion flower head.  The male is smaller than the female and has longer antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smeathmansfurrowbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a small, dark metallic Lasioglossum smeathmanellum on a yellow dandelion head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower, image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/LasioglossumSmeathmanellum500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lasioglossum smeathmanellum in a dandelion flower, a small, almost black metallic bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Making-A-Paved-Yard-Attractive-For-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:00:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusonwallflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Yellow wallflower and purple aubretia growing on a wall - and a visiting white tailed bumble bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonEnglishlavender.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lavender can be grown in pots and may be visited by bees, here a common carder bumble bee is foraging on violet colored English lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on purple Lupine (Lupin) flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/campanulaonawall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 clusters of blue - purple campanula look lovely growing out of a lovely grey-stone wall.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombuslucorumoncampanula.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee visiting a blue Campanula flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonjasmine.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee visiting white Jasmine flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Meadowland.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-26T09:38:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>front cover of the book @meadowland&#39; featuring the head and face of an owl.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Megachile-Leachella.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-07T14:36:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>coastal leafcutter bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male &lt;I&gt;Megachile leachella&lt;/I&gt; - the silvery leafcutter bee resting on sand.  They eyes are an shade of pale green.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The same bee resting on the sand, showing a little more of the location - he is well disguised against his immediate environment.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/birds-foot-trefoil-and-clover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Swathes of yellow bird&#39;s foot trefoil in the sandy landscape.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sand-dunes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>grassy sand dunes - the location where the silvery leafcutter bee was found.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Restharrow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Pink restharrow flower growing among the grasses from the sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/silvery-leafcutter-bee-megachile-leachella-resting.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;I&gt;Megachile leachella&lt;/I&gt; - the silvery leafcutter bee.  This is a female.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Natural-Enemies-Of-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-11-18T15:00:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeecaughtbycandystripedspider.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee trapped by a candy striped spider in a pink rose flower.  The honey bee has been wrapped in webbing, and the pale coloured spider perches close by</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee fly, showing wing markings, extended tongue and beady eyes at the front of the head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-wolf-wasp-female-carrying-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee wolf carrying honey bee prey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/european-bee-eaters-merops-apiaster.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>two bee eater birds</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeewithPhoreticMitesLong.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee with mites on its thorax</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/goodensnomadbeeexploringhostnest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee leaving a ground nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Nectar-Robbing.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T13:58:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenectarrobbingacquilegia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bumblebee nectar robbing from the base of a pink acquilegia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small Early bumble bee - &lt;i&gt;Bombus pratorum&lt;/i&gt; nectar robbing pink comfrey flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Neonicotinoid-Myths-And-Flawed-Arguments.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:44:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths485.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dead honey bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Neonicotinoids-And-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-05T19:12:10.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Neonicotinoids-In-Australia.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T11:16:41.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Neonicotinoids-In-Your-Bee-Friendly-Plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:30:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ag-lobbying-eu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Who lobbies the EU most?  Agri business.  Source:  Corporate Europe.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FoEPin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gardeners beware - plants may be laced with neonicotinoids</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Neonnics-Bees-Civil-Servants-Turn-Blind-Eye-To-Study-Flaws.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T12:42:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths485.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dead bees at a hive in a field study by German beekeepers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee drinking guttation - photograph from a field study by beekeepers in Germany.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Nomada-panzeri-Panzers-nomad-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-21T11:17:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NPanzeriinflight.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nomada panzer has a slow, gliding flight with legs splayed out to the sides.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadaPanzeri.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Panzer&#39;s nomad bee - Nomada panzeri in flight.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nmarshamellafemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a marshams nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/North-American-Bumblebees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-07T15:34:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Parus-major-great-tit-with-insect.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Parus major Great tit with insect prey in its beak</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a conopid fly on pink hemp agrimony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-peach-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on peach dahlia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BookBumblebeesofnorthamerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble Bees of North America book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-impatiens-common-eastern-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus impatiens Common Eastern Bumble Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Orange-Legged-Furrow-bee-halictus-rubicundus.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T16:23:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/knapweedforbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild verge with knapweed and other wildflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/orangeleggedfurrowbeetopview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee, (female). She has a dark body with white hairs forming stripes on the abdomen.  the long hairs on her hind legs are especially covered in pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-great-banded-furrow-bee-Halictus-scabiosae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Great Banded Furrow Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/halictusrubicundusforagingfemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Halictus rubicundus - Orange-legged furrow bee, (female) side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Orange-tailed-Mining-Bee-Andrena-haemorrhoa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:19:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenahaemorrhoa_orangetailedminingbee_small.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;I&gt;Andrena haemorrhoa&lt;/I&gt; - Orange-tailed mining bee feeding on willow catkin.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/orangetailedminingbeeoncatkin_rear.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rear view of &lt;I&gt;Andrena haemorrhoa&lt;/I&gt; - Orange-tailed mining bee, showing orange hairs at the tip of the tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/PAGES.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-03T11:23:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>National strategy for pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollyshowingloadedpollenbaskets.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on sea holly flower links to page about Bee sting facts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An ashy mining bee, which is black with 2 whitish bands on the thorax, foraging on a dandelion.  Links to a page about wild bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthday.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed greeting cards.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/usFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>USA flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image links to the page &#39;why do bees need nectar and pollen?&#39;  Image is of a bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul D. Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Is Honey Good For You?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_BUMBLEBEEFORAGINGONHYDRANGEA.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white hydrangea flower links to page about how long bees live.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/growingflowersforcutting.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Running a cut flower growing business.  A lady flower grower standing in her field of flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NewZealandFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>New zealand flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombWordPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed Activity Pages
Puzzles and coloring pages</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to remove wasps without killing them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp or Bee?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AustralianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Australia flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/UNIONfLAG.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>UK flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/canadianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>canada flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees love kale!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoneyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apple cider vinegar and honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ThinkingOfYou.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed &#39;thinking of you&#39; greeting card</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Plant-Oregano-For-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-05T15:43:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees (- Apis mellifera) appreciate marjoram too!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae) was also enjoying the oregano!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plant-oregano-for-bees-pin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>plant oregano for bees - a bumble bee foraging on dark pink oregano flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum on Oreganum vulgare - wild oregano / wild marjoram</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwildmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestis (buff-tailed bumble bee) foraging on marjoram Oreganum Rosenkuppel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonmarjoramoregano.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted lady butterfly - Vanessa carduion on oregano (marjoram).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesenjoyingoreganomarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bumble bee foraging on oregano flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Plants-Toxic-for-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-27T17:35:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenectarrobbingacquilegia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nectar robbing pink acquilegia flower.  Could toxic nectar prevent nectar robbery?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Prairie-Mallow-Is-A-Magnet-For-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-18T12:42:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/prairie-mallow-has-tall-sturdy-stems.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Prairie Mallow has tall, sturdy stems and plenty of flowers for foraging bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward pink prairies mallow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera on pink prairie mallow - a lovely open flower with 5 petals. They grow up the tall stems, with a single stem having many single flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink prairies mallow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Protect-Bumblebee-Nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-13T15:49:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink scabious flower links to page about how to help bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandpinkdahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery common carder Bumble bee on deep pink dahlia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beautiful white tailed bumble bee foraging on a pink hollyhock, with pollen sticking to its coat.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/savebeenests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>MEME with an explanation that if you find a  bumble bee nests, please leave it alone as bumble bees are not aggressive and nests only last a season</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollyshowingloadedpollenbaskets.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff tailed Bumble bee foraging on blue sea holly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Protection-For-Rusty-Patched-Bumble-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T10:17:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusaffinisrustypatchedbumblebee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rusty patched bumble bee - Bombus affinis
(source: Wikipedia Commons).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Pulmonaria-a-wonderful-early-flowering-plant-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-12T11:20:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HairyFootedFlowerBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hairy footed flower bee female on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderonpulmonaria.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on a single pulmonaria flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootedflowerbeeonlunwort.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black hairy footed flower bee female flying towards a pulmonaria flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootedflowerbeeonpulmorania.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored hairy footed flower bee male foraging on purple pink pulmonaria flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleanthorphoarplumipesonlungwort.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black hairy footed flower bee female foraging on a pulmonaria flower.  She has pollen in the pollen baskets of her rear legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Richard-North-and-Christopher-booker-wrong-about-bees-and-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T11:53:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DefraOSRpics.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oilseed rape area and production data</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PesticideThresholdChart.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>data shows farmers were using neonics when they did not need to</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Royal-Mail-Bee-Stamps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T19:18:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MakingHoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>stamps featuring the honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HairyFootedFlowerBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hairy footed flower bee female on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PotterFlowerBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2nd class stamp featuring a close up of solitary bee, Anthophora rotusa (Potter Flower bee)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BritishBeesStamps.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>6 royal mail stamps featuring wild bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Rudbeckia-For-Bees-And-Butterflies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T17:24:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on Rudbeckia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Golden yellow Rudbeckia add a lovely splash of sunshine to the flower border.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redadmiralonrudbbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red admiral butterfly on Rudbeckia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Sherlock-Holmes-And-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-11-20T13:54:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sherlockhomesrevivedbees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a newspaper clipping from The Herald (Melbourne) Wed 9 Jan 1918 page 3;  titled &#39;Sherlock Holmes Revived&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/arthurconandoyleapiaryvisit.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A black and white photograph of Arthur Conan Doyle and wife inspecting a bee hive on a visit to H.L. Jones’ bee farm, Mel Bonum, Redbank Plains near Goodna, Queensland, on 14 January 1921.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/arthurconandoyleamongthebees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Newspaper clip from The World&#39;s News (Sydney); Sat 2 Oct 1926; Page 4. Image of  Arthur Conan Doyle and his wife at the apiary in Queensland.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sherlockholmesretiresbeepeeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>news paper clipping</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sherlockeholmesretiresbeefarmer.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a newspaper clipping:  Sherlock Holmes To Retire:  From The Telegraph (Brisbane), Tue 6 Dec 1904 ; Page 10</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Sherlock-Holmes-Retired-And-Became-A-Beekeeper.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-06T16:58:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeperHolmes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sherlock Holmes commemorative plaque. It reads, Sherlock Holmes, consulting detective and beekeeper, retired here, 1903-1917</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sherlock-holmes-baker-street.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sherlock Holmes   Baker Street London Street sign</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sherlock-holmes-retired-and-became-a-beekeeper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sherlock Holmes silhouette in front of an image of honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers and queens</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-bee-is-an-exquisite-chymist-royal-beekeepre-king-charles-ii.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Bee is an exquisite chemyst - honey bee on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Should-Bumblebee-Be-Written-As-One-Word-Or-Two.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T15:24:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apaintedminingbeeonpinkroselong.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on the pollen laden anthers of a bright pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of Bumble bee foraging on pink Sedum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Simple-Gardening-Tips-To-Help-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T14:25:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>flower border with lupins and alliums</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WeBeesLoveClover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>meme - allow a patch of clover to grow in your garden for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GardenersHollowStems450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardeners - advice: Don’t clip back and burn stems from shrubs, plants and bushes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/postergrowkale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>meme - plant kale and let kale plants flower for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Six-Banded-Nomad-Bee-Nomada-sexfasciata.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T14:11:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/longhprnedbeefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Long-horned bee -  Eucera longicornis female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Goodens Nomad Bee - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadasexfasciata.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>six-banded nomad bee - Nomada sexfasciata female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nmarshamellafemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a marshams nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sixbandedbeebyhostnest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Six-banded nomad bee waiting close to the entrance of her target host, which is in the wall.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Strategy-For-Pollinators.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T14:55:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandleafcutteronthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees on thistles.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/knapweedforbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild verge and paradise for pollinators: knapweed, hemp agrimony, thistle, bramble, daisies, wild rose and more occupy this space.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonmarjoramoregano.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted lady butterfly on oregano.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandhoverflyonperenniasunflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flies and bumble bee on Helenium.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Pollinator margin in Norfolk, England, late autumn.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/The-Crop-Protection-Association-And-Their-View-Of-Pollinators.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T15:48:03.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/The-Elephants-And-The-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-09T13:08:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee facts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee swarm hanging from the branch of a tree.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/african-elephants-mother-and-calf.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>African elephants, a mother and calf together</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker foraging on wild rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/The-Good-Bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T16:17:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TheGoodBeeAlisonBenjaminBrianMcCallum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Good Bee, A Celebration Of Bees And How To Save Them, by Alison Benjamin and Brian McCallum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/The-Lives-Of-Bees-Thomas-D-Seeley.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-03T11:15:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The book - the lives of bees by Thomas D Seeley</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Top-Supering-or-Bottom-Supering.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-02T15:26:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/1936.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>newspaper clipping</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/topsuperingstudy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>top supering and bottom supering diagram</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/UK-Emergency-neonics-application-refused.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T16:52:12.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/UK-butterfly-decline.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T16:47:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smallcopperLycaenaphlaeas.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small copper butterfly - Lycaena phlaeas</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SmallTortoiseShellCaterpillar.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black caterpillar with hairs and thin yellow stripes down its body</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/UK-conservation-regulations-brexit.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T16:50:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/UK-major-landowners-can-help-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T16:53:35.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/UK-neonicotinoids-ban.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T16:54:58.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Varroa-resistant-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-08T10:24:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apis-mellifera-queen-marked-with-paint-and-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen marked with paint and workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/varroa-on-bee-pupae200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Varroa mite on a honey bee larva</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Victorian-etching-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T19:45:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Old_Victorian_Etching_Bees-meadow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&quot;Nine species of bees swarming a flowery meadow&quot; - coloured etching by J. Bishop, 1855, after J. Stewart</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Wasp-FAQs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-14T11:36:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/larvae-visible-in-nest-of-German-wasp-Vespula-germanica.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>larvae visible inside nest of German wasp Vespula germanica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DoWaspsPollinateFlowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp pollinating raspberry flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp grooming.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/What-is-manuka-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T11:37:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tree-bumblebee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree bumble bee foraging on pink flowers of manuka shrub</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP4173.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitary bee species on pink flowers of manuka shrub</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Whats-The-Point-Of-Neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T13:32:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward purple loosestrife - why put beautiful, non-target insects at risk?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Where-Do-Bees-Go-In-Winter.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T13:55:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild honey bee nest in tree, with the nest indicated by a red arrow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeymuseum430.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of hollowed-out tree trunks in which were used to keep bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on pink prairie mallow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed bumble bee foraging on pink restharrow growing in sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee visiting purple geranium flower - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Euglossa-bee-species-green-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Euglossa bee species green bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GardenersHollowStems450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardeners Tips For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Which-Lime-Trees-Are-Toxic-For-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-17T15:36:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tilia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a large-leaved lime tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Which-Roses-Do-Bees-Like.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T16:56:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-in-white-rosa-rugosa.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White &lt;I&gt;Rosa rugosa&lt;/I&gt; are also popular with bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wild-dog-roses.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Above - wild dog rose, a climber.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wild-roses.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild roses growing among the grasses on the sand dune landscape.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on pale pink rose, with hind legs full of pollen.  The anthers of the rose are laden with pollen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Worker honey bee &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; on pale pink rose, again with pollen baskets on the hind legs full of compact, waxy pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/thickleggedflowerbeetleinrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>What a handsome chap!  A thick-legged flower beetle - &lt;I&gt;Oedemera nobilis&lt;/I&gt; - visiting a wild rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeinrosarugosa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; foraging on &lt;I&gt;Rosa rugosa&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonrosarugosa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Above: A bumble bee grabbing hold of &lt;I&gt;Rosa rugosa anthers&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwildrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Which roses do bees like?  
Pictured: Bumble bee foraging on wild rose - &lt;I&gt;Rosa acicularis&lt;/I&gt;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-on-rosa-rugosa.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tree bumble bee - &lt;I&gt;Bombus hypnorum&lt;/I&gt; foraging on fragrant &lt;I&gt;Rosa rugosa&lt;/I&gt; in a garden boundary hedge.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The anthers inside the flowers offer bees plenty of pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brokenbeltedbumblebeeonrosarugosa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Broken belted bumble bee - &lt;I&gt;Bombus soroeensis&lt;/I&gt; foraging on &lt;I&gt;Rosa rugosa&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/White-Bryony-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:41:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonwhitebryonyflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on white bryony growing at a sandy coastal site.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on a small greenish-white bryony flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworkeronwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on white bryony - a curled tendril visible top left of the photograph.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White bryony attracts bees, including bumble bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusforagingonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on white bryony flower.  The leaves of this vine plant are pale green with 5 lobes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/patchofwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A patch of white bryony growing in at a coastal site.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bee (worker) foraging on white bryony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Why-Do-Beekeepers-Feed-Sugar-To-Bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T15:14:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on yellow solidago flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Why-Do-Bumblebees-Dig.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-25T16:00:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Conopid fly on pink hemp agrimony.  Side view.  The fly has a thin waspish waist and is dark in color.  Conopid flies can cause bumble bees to dig in the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Why-do-bees-need-flowers-and-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-05T19:05:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the tree in which the honey bee nest is located</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MASON-BEE-NEST.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bee peeping out of hollow stems</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>heriades truncorum - a tiny black bee -perched on a finger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderfemalegatheringplanthairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bees gather hairs from plants such as Lamb&#39;s ear.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonrosarugosa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee gathering the pollen it needs from the anthers of a pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up - the honey bees have made their nest in the high up crevice of the tree trunk</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-barbutellus300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee apparently resting or snoozing on a yellow flower - the bee is a &lt;I&gt;Bombus barbutellus&lt;/I&gt; male, a fluffly black bee with a white tail and collar.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Why-do-bees-visit-some-flowers-and-not-others.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:33:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; worker foraging on wild rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP4140.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nectar robbing from pinkish blue comfrey flower.  It is sticking its tongue (proboscis) into the base of the flower to get to the nectaries.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MegachilemaritimaCoastLeafcutterBeeonRestaharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal Leafcutter Bee - &lt;I&gt;Megachile maritima&lt;/I&gt; - female - foraging on restharrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuslapidariusRedtailedbumblebeeworkeronbirdsfoottrefoil.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed bumble bee - &lt;I&gt;Bombus lapidaries&lt;/I&gt; (worker) on bird&#39;s foot trefoil.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspratorummaleonbramble.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Early bumble bee - &lt;I&gt;Bombus pratorum&lt;/I&gt; (male) feeding on white bramble flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwildrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden bumble bee - &lt;I&gt;Bombus hortorum&lt;/I&gt; (worker) foraging on wild pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Wildflowers-For-Bees-And-Pollinators-Hemp-Agrimony.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:19:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Conopid fly on hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeslovehempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grow hemp agrimony in a sunny spot - watch bees visit the flowers from late summer onwards.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/knapweedforbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hemp agrimony grows abundantly where I live, along verges and country lanes among the knapweed, thistles, brambles and various umbellifers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeemaelonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>possibly a field cuckoo bumble bee (&lt;i&gt;Bombus campestris&lt;/i&gt;) or Red-tailed cuckoo be &lt;i&gt;Bombus rupestris&lt;/i&gt; - female - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hoverflyonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hover fly on hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandfliesonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee and flies on hemp agrimony. Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hempagrimonywildflowerbumblebees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The dense, frothy flower heads of hemp agrimony are a pretty pale pink, which sit atop tall, upright dark pink stems.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees poke their tongues into the small tubular flowers of hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Will-The-UK-Have-Weaker-Pesticide-Regulations-Upon-Leaving-The-EU.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T13:14:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/emergencyuseneonics.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Granting of emergency applications to use neonicotinoids by EU member states</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Will-The-UK-Lift-The-Restrictions-On-Neonicotinoids-After-Brexit.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T16:56:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/deadhoneybees4.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 dead honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>National strategy for pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/World-Wide-Integrated-Assessment-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T19:27:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dose for dose, the neonicotinoid insecticides are more toxic for bees than the insecticide DDT.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ecosystems.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The role of various species in the eco system and the effect of neonicotinoids and that species.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/neonicsiucn.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Risks of systemic insecticides and Fipronil to biodiversity and natural eco systems.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/Worldwide-Insect-Decline.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:24:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonzinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted lady butterfly on pink zinnia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/a-group-of-beekeepers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2026-01-12T12:07:19.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/a-poem-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T16:35:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on white clover flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink wild rose with pollen baskets full of pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on sneezeweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-on-geranium.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera on a blue geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/a-poem-about-bees1.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:22:09.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-bee-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-01T15:57:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dasypoda-hirtipes-pantaloon-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dasypoda hirtipes - pantaloon bee leaving its nest made in sandy soil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T17:48:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on yellow solidago flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T16:58:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black and white ashy mining bee female foraging on a dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buff-tailed-mining-bee-andrena-humilis-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed mining bee, Andrena humilis male with conspicuous &#39;moustache&#39; facial hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-15T17:37:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-on-comb.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-colony-members-with-queen.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee colony members with queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-and-queen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers and a queen together on comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-on-comb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees on comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spoon of gloopy honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/swarm-of-honey-bees-attached-to-a-tree-branch.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>swarmof honey bees attached high in a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-about-to-visit-cherry-blossom.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee visiting a pink cherry bossom flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee-one-sedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pink sedum flower cluster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a honey bee, white background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-15T15:01:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lavendar-and-honey.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a jar of clear honey and sprigs of blue lavendar flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Mead.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mead</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/atmospheric-honey-image-with-flowers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>atmospheric image of clear honey with flowers in the background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-on-hessian.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of clear honey on a piece of rustic hessian</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/country-wholesome-honey.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>country wholesome honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jar-of-honey-onrattanplacemat.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of clear honey with a honey dipper on a rattan place mat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeycombandwoodendipper.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honeycomb and a wooden honey dipper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/different-honey-presentations.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>different honey presentations</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/types-of-honey-different-colors.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>light and dark honey types of honey different colors</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-face-mask.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey face mask</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-around-natural-honey-comb-in-outdoor-setting.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees around natural honeycomb staged in a natural setting</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jar-of-honey-on-a-log.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of clear honey and a honey dipper on a log</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/light-and-dark-honey-colours.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>light and dark honey colours</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-hornets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T12:55:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GiantAsianHornet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Giant Asian Hornet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornet-foraging-ongolden-rod-solidago.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bald-faced hornet feeding on Golden rod - solidago</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vespa crabro European hornet sting</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornet-Vespa-crabro-and-social-wasp-yellow-jacket-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet  Vespa crabro warns off a social wasp (yellow jacket) from sweet food source</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/about-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T16:50:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Median-wasp-Dolichovespula-media.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The median wasp (Dolichovespula media) on a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Vespula-vulgaris-common-wasp-at-a-water-droplet.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vespula vulgaris, Common wasp - a yellowjacket species, at a water droplet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-nest-on-a-ceiling.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp nest on a ceiling</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sting-on-skin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee sting on skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonid-wasp-Argogorytesmystaceus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>crabonidwasp1.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/early-mason-aasp-ancistrocerus-nigricornis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup on an Early Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus nigricornis sitting on a green leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/developing-wasp-larvae-in-nest-cells.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>developing wasp larvae inside nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Scolia-dubia-two-spotted-scoliid-wasp-blue-winged.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Scolia dubia two-spotted scoliid wasp blue-winged scoliid wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/activities-for-kids-at-home-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T13:10:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyebeeswordsearch.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for word search puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/matchingcardgame.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for matching card game</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bookmark.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for book marks</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OddOneOut.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for odd one out puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bookmarks4.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for book marks</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BookmarksColourCutOut.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for book marks</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GridPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image for grid puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/affiliate-and-advertising-disclosure.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-16T13:41:20.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/agave-nectar-vs-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T12:46:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Minerals-in-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mineral content in honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Vitamins-Honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>vitamin content in honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/allergic-to-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-22T13:10:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/rustic-honey-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>artisan honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquid-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>liquid honey and dipper with jars</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/amateur-gardening.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:45:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>National strategy for pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/amazing-facts-about-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-03T16:46:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Argogorytes-mystaceus-field-digger-wasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small, black and yellow Field digger wasp on a lilac knapweed flower.  It is quite similar in shape to the nomad bee below.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gooden&#39;s nomad bee on yellow wild flower.  It&#39;s shape and black and yellow markings make it look just like a wasp.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A grey, round ball-shaped wasp nest constructed from paper wood mulch. The nest is still attached to the remains of a tree branch on which it was constructed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/insideawaspnest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside a wasp nest, with papery grey cells exposed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/american-foulbrood.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T15:57:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/andrenidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T12:18:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/short-fringed-mining-bee-Andrena-dorsata-male.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Short-fringed mining bee, Andrena dorsata, male showing &#39;flattish abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/apiary-design.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T16:58:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/small-apiary.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee hives in a patch of solidago flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-in-a-field-with-house-and-trees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A wooden house in a woodland glade area with colourful bee hives</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehives-in-snow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee hives in snow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-in-a-field.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden bee hives in a field surrounded by trees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-with-hives-close-together.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a row of colourful bee hives, all quite close to each other, with pairs arranged next to each other.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/apidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-20T14:40:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/gorgeous-bumble-bee-foraging-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gorgeous bumble bee foraging on a peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-on-geranium.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera on a blue geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nomada-ruficornis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nomada ruficornis fork-jawed nomad bee, a small, slender, waspish looking bee.  It is mostly reddish-brown and black with yellow bands on the abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ceratina-chalcites-on-field-eryngo-eryngium-campestre.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ceratina chalcites on field eryngo, Eryngium campestre</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Xylocopa-virginica-foraging.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Xylocopa virginica foraging on a pink flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/apiphobia.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-27T18:03:57.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/apple-cider-vinegar-and-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:38:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smileplease.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of crocodile teeth linking to page &#39;is honey bad for your teeth&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Is Honey Good For You?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden honey dipper stick</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-all-bees-hairy.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-12T13:24:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-hairs-from-abdomen-and-thorax.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>old visual showing different hair types</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/short-fringed-mining-bee-female-on-yellow-flower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>short-fringed mining bee on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel showing hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-fox-moth.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Fox moth, Macrothylacia rubi among the grass and clover - this is a female, which is a pale greyish-taupe in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-attracted-to-cornflowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-26T14:41:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/halictus-rubicundus-on-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Halictus rubicundus foraging o daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushypnorumoncornflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tree bumble bee (ginger thorax, white black abdomen with white tail) on blue cornflower - Centaurea montana</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-better-than-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-21T18:55:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mason-bee-at-bee-house.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European orchard mason bee, Osmia cornuta peeping out of a bee house.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-feeding-at-sticky-jar.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>German Wasp, &lt;i&gt;Vespula germanica&lt;/i&gt; feeding at a sticky jar.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-pratorum-on-wild-chives.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Early Bumble Bee, &lt;i&gt;Bombus pratorum&lt;/i&gt; foraging on lilac coloured chive flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Scolia-dubia-two-spotted-scoliid-wasp-blue-winged.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Scolia dubia, the Two-spotted Scoliid Wasp (also known as the Blue-winged Scoliid Wasp) foraging on a yellow flower, with visible pollen on head and body.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-born-fully-grown.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-27T16:38:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/silverfish.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Silverfish (Zygentoma), a smallish insect but with a long, slender, segmented body and long antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/2-bumble-bees-Bombus-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees - Bombus species foraging on peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Small-Copper-Butterfly-Lycaena-phlaeas.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small Copper Butterfly on green leaves.  Coppery coloured butterfly with brown markings and predominanently brown lower wings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mason-bee-osmia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a European Orchard Mason Bee - Osmia cornuta, with black thorax and head and reddish abdomen, and quite long, black antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-endangered.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-24T17:19:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink scabious flower links to page about how to help bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusaffinisrustypatchedbumblebee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_bombusaffinisrustypatchedbumblebee.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-fish.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-02T10:59:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-killed-for-honey-production.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-15T15:53:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/child-and-older-beekeeper-inspecting-frames.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>child and older beekeeper inspecting frames at beehives</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-smart.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-04T15:54:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/head-of-a-honey-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view of the face of a honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on circium vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-bees-vegetarian-or-omnivores.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-03T13:32:25.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-honey-bee-colonies-considered-superorganisms.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-04T16:02:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apis-mellifera-queen-marked-with-paint-and-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen marked with paint and workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen with workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-honey-bees-domesticated.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-28T15:15:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>location of a wild honey bee nest in a tree trunk, with a full view of the tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>showing the entrance of a wild honey bee nest in a tree trunk</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on pinkish-crimson Cirsium rivulare  Atropurpureum - plume thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-honey-bees-native-to-britain-uk.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-21T11:40:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Arrow indicating the location of a wild honey bee nest in a tree trunk.  There is a vertical slit or seam in the tree trunk providing access to the nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul D. Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-native-plants-better-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-31T13:48:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Talacre-poppies.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_talacre-poppies.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderappleblossom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumblebee on apple blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-on-Caryopteris-x-clandonensis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>12 bees foraging on Caryopteris x clandonensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-dahlia-Bombus-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee - Bombus species foraging on Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/are-neonicotinoids-even-legal.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:08:58.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/articles-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:49:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/ashy-mining-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T12:14:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DSCN2887500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy Mining Bee - &lt;I&gt;Andrena cineraria &lt;/I&gt; (male)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BluebellWoods500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A grassy clearing in the woods with a  hawthorn tree and many bluebells around it.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeandrenafucatafemaleonpinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashy-mining-bee-foraging-on-Physocarpus-opulifolius-Diabolo.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Female foraging on the garden shrub Physocarpus opulifolius &#39;Diabolo&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy Mining Bee - &lt;I&gt;Andrena cineraria &lt;/I&gt; (female) on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woodlandwithbluebeels.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the woodland which slope gently, and features bluebells.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrena-cineraria-female-foraging-on-Physocarpus-opulifolius-Diabolo.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Female foraging on the garden shrub with pink flower clusters Physocarpus opulifolius &#39;Diabolo&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-ashy-mining-bee-on-dandelion.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria Female on Dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/attracting-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T15:47:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on white clover - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Kale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A patch of kale with is bushy when in flower and has pale yellow flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MasonBeeNest275.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bee house in the form or a hollowed out log filled with hollow canes, and occupied by mason bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/australias-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T15:57:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/avoiding-stings-as-a-beekeeper.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T12:30:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesatbeehiveentrancewithlandingboard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees at a hive entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/b-b-honey-farm-5917-hop-hollow-rd-houston-mn-usa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2014-02-26T13:11:53.439194Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/b-j-sherriff-bee-suit-manufacturer-falmouth-england-.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:39:11.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/babies-honey-and-infant-botulism.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:07:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/baby.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Baby sleeping.  Babies, honey and infant botulism.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquidhoney500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey dipper on a white plate.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/baldfaced-hornet-Dolichovespula-maculata.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T12:59:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornets-are-pollinators.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bald faced hornets are pollinators, photograph captures pollen stuck to body hairs of Dolichovespula maculata</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornet-at-nest-entrance-photo-by-keith-edmondson.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Baldfaced hornet at nest entrance, photo by Keith Edmondson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornet-foraging-ongolden-rod-solidago.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bald-faced hornet feeding on Golden rod - solidago</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornet-at-nest-with-entrance-highlighted-photo-by-keith-edmondson.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Baldfaced hornet at nest with entrance highlighted, photo by Keith Edmondson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bald-faced-hornet-Dolichovespula-maculata-nest-in-a-tree.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bald-faced hornets (Dolichovespula maculata) nest in a tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/texture-of-bald-faced-hornet-at-nest-photo-by-keith-edmondson.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>texture of a Bald-faced hornet nest, photo by Keith Edmondson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornet-nest-photo-by-keith-edmondson.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Baldfaced hornet nest, photo by Keith Edmondson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/group-of-bald-faced-hornets-at-nest-entrance-photo-by-keith-edmondson.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>group of baldfaced hornets at a nest entrace photo by Keith Edmondson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/be-yourself.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:58:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-allergy.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T16:06:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-and-wasp-repellent.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T16:47:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/queenwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp sitting on a leaf - side view, with orange flowers in the background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-antennae.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-27T15:53:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-antenna.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Structure of a honey bee worker antenna showing scape, pedicel, and flagellum from a black and white microscope photograph by Tsujiuchi et al 2007.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-antenna.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>single antenna showing segments</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BloomedFurrowBeeMale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male which has long antennae, foraging on yellow solidago flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-eye-and-antenna-head-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of genticulate antennae, showing abrupt &#39;bend&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apaintedminingbeeonpinkroselong.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-antennae-are-like-the-bees-own-swiss-army-knife.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee with long antennae holding on to a plant stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-foreleg-showing-antennae-cleaner.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sketch of a foreleg of a honey bee worker, indicating location of antenna cleaner, which looks like a groove in the lower part of the leg.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-face.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Face of a bee from the front, showing close up image of antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-boles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-09T15:05:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-books-conservation.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-20T10:30:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An ashy mining bee, which is black with 2 whitish bands on the thorax, foraging on a dandelion.  Links to a page about wild bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-boxes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T15:11:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee nest in a bird house hanging on a shed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MasonBeeNest275.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bee house hanging on wall showing hollow canes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-bread.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T11:14:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple loose strife</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeBookmarks2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee-themed bookmark</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-cartoon.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-20T10:22:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/JeffBerry400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jeff berry cartoon</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-charities.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-25T14:13:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hylaeus-communis-common-yellow-face-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common-yellow-face-bee - front view showing yellow facial markings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-clip-art.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-20T10:31:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeBookmarks2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee-themed bookmark</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombWordPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed Activity Pages
Puzzles and coloring pages</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-coloring-pages.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T16:10:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Beekeepercolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a tree with a beehive next to it with bees flying around it and a beekeeper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wordsearch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bee themed word search puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SpotTheDifference.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee themed spot the difference puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/doorhangers400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cut out and use door hangers, one reads:
&quot;Buzzzz, I&#39;m as busy as a bee please leave me alone&#39;
the other reads &#39;Buzzzzz please come in&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombWordPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey comb word search puzzle.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeslikesunflowerscoulouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sunflower and bee with message &#39;bees like sunflowers&#39; to color</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeesLoveLavenderMaze.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>maze featuring a bumble bee that needs to find its way to lavender flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivecolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a skep shaped bee hive with bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeandflowercolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>simple image of a bee and flower for coloring</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeepingcolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a beekeeper examining a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GridPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee themed &#39;find the small grid in the large grid&#39; puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesAndbranchcolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree branch with blossoms and several bees flying around the blossoms</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesandflowerscolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a variety of flowers and bees to color</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeecolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>simple image of a bumble bee  for coloring</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OddOneOut.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>puzzle to find which bumble bee is the odd one out from the 6 featured</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MatchBeeToPicture.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a match up puzzle game where children match 4 bees to the most likely accompanying image, such as a leafcutter bee to be matched with leaves that have had holes cut out</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesflowercolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bell flowers and bees to color</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BEEcolouringpage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>simple image of a bee for coloring</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/QuizPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a puzzle where by children complete a sentence with a missing word, then find the sentence in a grid</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-conservation-articles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T10:55:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeepers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 beekeepers inspecting a hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover for The Bees In Your Backyard</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/teachingachild.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brown hairy caterpillar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-pascuorum-bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bee on deep pink plume thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspratorummaleonbramble.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pratorum bumble bee foraging on a white bramble flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vernalminingbeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>vernal mining bee on sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Erddigwildflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower patch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-honey-bees160.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 bumble bees on yellow helianthus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/toxichoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>yellow toxic sign</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aabbb_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeandrenafucatafemaleonpinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena furcata - painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowerarea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wildflower area</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestris.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on white hawthorne blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Augochlora-pura.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close-up of an Augochlora pura metallic green sweat bee resting on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeper-working-with-frames.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeper working with frames</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-decline.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T15:04:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bee foraging on purple knapweed flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee  foraging on pale pink cluster of hemp agrimony flowers - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A beautiful Anthidium manicatum -wool carder bee perched on a lamb&#39;s ear flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-enzyme.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-12T11:39:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyombandlemon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>slab of comb honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-facts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-11T13:32:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple loosestrife</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on purple knapweed flower, showing hair dusted with fine grains of pollen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Hymenopteraboxcoloured500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cartoon of an image with a box containing the various groups of hymenoptera: bees, ants, wasps &amp; hornets, sawflies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee with full pollen baskets, on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-families.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-11T13:38:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-lives-of-butterflies-book-cover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover the lives of butterflies by James and Lohman</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/InsectsOfNorthAmerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover Insects of North America John C Abbott &amp; Kendra K Abbott</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-fly.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T12:28:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-friendly-ant-killer.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T09:50:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-friendly-clematis.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-29T15:21:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/clematis-montana-do-bees-like-clematis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Pink Clematis montana flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/clematis-blue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>large blue clematis flowers of Clematis Diana&#39;s Delight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatapaintedminingbeepinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mininig bee foraging on rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee peeping out of a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-friendly-clematis-tangutica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee friendly clematis tangutica with yellow drooping bell flowers and fluffy creamy white seed heads</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-friendly-climbing-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-04T14:40:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-like-passion-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 lovely blue and white passion flower blossoms</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-roses.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pale pink climbing roses</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wisteria.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>lovely racemes of mauve-purple wisteria growing over a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sweetpea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sweet peas in blue and violet shades</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/thunbergia-black-eyed-susan.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mass of orangey yellow Thunbergia flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-friendly-clematis-tangutica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Clematis tangutica - a yellow flowered clematis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pyracnatha-firethorn.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mass of small white pyracantha flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Laburnum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Laburnum arch showing yellow flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-hydrangea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cluster of whitish cream open-petalled flowers of Hydrangea petiolaris - climbing Hydrangea</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeysuckle-a-great-climbing-plant-for-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pink and creamy yellow honey suckle flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombushortorumonjasmine.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus hortorum - bumble bee foraging on white jasmine flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-friendly-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-21T14:32:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Hairy footed flower bee on a purple-pink coloured pulmonaria flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WeBeesLoveClover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>graphic encouraging gardeners to leave a patch of clover for the bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee in flight toward the creamy coloured flower of a blueberry bush</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefriendlygardendownload.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tips for a bee friendly garden - points from the text on this page added into a graphic</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefriendlygardendownloadablepdf.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Further tips for a bee friendly garden - points from the text on this page added into a graphic</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP4181.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a jumble of flowers behind our greenhouse, including fox gloves, linaria and others.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Face of a beautiful wool carder bee.  The bees is sitting on the plant Lamb&#39;s Ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-friendly-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T18:09:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Raspberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on raspberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/postergrowkale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme explaining that flowers of the kale plant are loved by bees and in the right circumstances, could look pleasing in a flower border.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward pale, pink-tinged blueberry flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-friendly.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-13T14:29:54.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T09:57:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink chive flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybeepic300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on white heather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnBorage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on blue borage flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker foraging on a cluster of pink Daphne flowers.  The surrounding green leaves of the shrub are a waxy texture.  This winter flowering shrub helps feed bees in winter.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-haviour.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T17:58:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/deadhoneybees4.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeewithfullpollenbaskets.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee with full pollen baskets</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeApismelliferaforagingonwatermelonflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on and pollinating watermelon flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-queen-with-worker-retinue.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen with worker retinue</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees collecting water</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautiful-bumble-bee-Bombus-lucorum-on-sedum-flowers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful White-tailed Bumble bee Bombus lucorum on a cluster of pink sedum flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-male-species-sleeping-on-a-twig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitary male bee species sleeping on a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/yellow-legged-mining-bee-andrena-flavipes.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Yellow-legged mining bee, Andrena flavipes perched on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-flying-toward-foxglove-flower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward foxglove flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-heaven.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-20T10:52:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GreenfieldBluebell.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>blue bell woods</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GreenfieldCrevice.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>crevice in a stone wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/greenfieldvalley400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>industrial ruins in the background, and wildflowers in the foreground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GreenfieldLane.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Another view of the country lane with wildflowers and hedgerow - and a spaniel dog</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hive-construction.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:17:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden top bar bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hive-design.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:42:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NationalHive160.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a national hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a top bar bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hive-losses-in-california.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-20T10:55:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/graph-honey-France500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>graphic illustrating decline in honey production in France since introduction of neonicotinoids</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hive-paint.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-07T10:18:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>unpainted, untreated top bar hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hive-plans.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T12:10:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>top bar bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hive-vs-wasp-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T18:08:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Polistes-wasp-with-nest-and-water-droplet-for-thermoregulation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Polistes wasp with nest and water droplet for thermoregulation</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp on leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-wolf-wasp-female-carrying-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee wolf Philanthus female carrying bee pry</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee swarm on tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-of-dolichovespula-media-median-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nest of a Median wasp Dolichovespula media on a tree </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-hives-for-sale.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-11T15:58:50.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-house-vs-apiary.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T16:15:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumble_bee_house.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden bumble bee house</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeehouseinlog.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bee house in log</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-bee-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an apiary in a field</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-id-charts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T12:17:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus lapidarius male on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Heriades truncorum – the Large-headed resin bee - perched on a fingertip.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-identification.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T12:19:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeeyes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee on a pink rose with arrows pointing to the eyes at the side and top of head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nomada goodeniana - Gooden&#39;s nomad bee - it&#39;s waspish appearance with yellow and black body markings mean it is easily mistaken in its identify.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Very small black bee - a Large headed resin bee, perched on the end of a finger.  If noticed, it could be mistaken for a small black fly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal leafcutter bee foraging on a pink restharrow flower growing from the sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hoverflyandhonebeeJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee and hoverfly on pink Japanese anemone flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/eyesfaceforwardsinflies.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a hover fly, with arrows pointing to the fact that the eyes are at the front of the head and are forward-facing.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_BUMBLEBEEFORAGINGONHYDRANGEA.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white hydrangea flower links to page about how long bees live.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OrchidBee450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a green orchid bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-in-my-tea.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:58:17.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-inspired-gifts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-12-07T17:58:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/velvet-bee-cushion.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Velvet bee cushion available in yellow with 2 bee buttons</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GoulsonBeeQuest.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Lives Of Bees book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-jokes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T17:13:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee in flight toward pink flower - purple loosestrife</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-keeping-equipment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T10:13:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/propolis-on-bee-hive-frames.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/featherbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee brush made from a goose feather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-keeping-supplies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T10:49:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeper-smoking-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a row of beehives with a beekeeper clad in a beekeeping suit, smoking a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-life-cycle.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T12:36:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee male on pink knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenestsign.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nest entrance in the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Queenredtailedbumblebeeonmuscari.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Queen red-tailed bumble bee on blue muscari.  She is a beautiful black bumble bee, with a deep orangey red tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Queen bumble bee peeping out of a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whitetailedbumblebee_on_knapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee queen foraging on a purple-pinkish knapweed flower.  The bee black, with a white tail, and yellow bands on the thorax and abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-bombus-pascuorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mossy, grassy nest of the common carder bumble bee showing wax cocoons</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-lives.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-28T14:35:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mason-bee-male-peeping-out-of-a-bee-house.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male mason bee peeping out of the entrance of a nest in a bee house, close up shot.  The bee has a dark head and face with pale hairs like a moustache.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mason-bee-nest-bee-house.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bees at a bee house showing a female and some  nest cells sealed with mud</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/festooning-honey-bees-on-frames.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>festooning honey bees forming a chain between hive frames</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apis-mellifera-worker-honey-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/blue-banded-bee-amegilla-cingulata-in-flight-toward-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>blue-banded bee Amegilla cingulata flying toward a white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondaphnebholuaJaquilinePostillinwinter.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_honeybeeondaphnebholuajaquilinepostillinwinter.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-a-mason-bee-nest-showing-egg-cells.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside a mason bee nest showing the tunnel, egg cells with pollen stores and adult female mason bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-in-bird-box.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-18T13:39:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tree-bumblebee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree bumble bee foraging on pink manuka flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bird house on a garden shed with bumble bees around the entrance hole</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-in-hedge.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-19T13:14:35.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-in-roof.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-29T15:31:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Help with bumble bee nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/savebeenests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>graphic explaining that bumble bee nests only last a season. please leave them alone</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-in-the-attic.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T10:10:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MaleBombuslapidariusmale400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollyshowingloadedpollenbaskets.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on sea holly flower links to page about Bee sting facts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-removal-bumblebee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T14:56:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee (male) on clover.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeNestsignbod.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a notice at a national trust garden highlighting a bumble bee nest to visitors - no need to try and move the nest, it is well highlighted</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A colony of bumble bees has established itself in a bird box attached to a garden shed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nest-under-the-garden-decking.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-14T15:50:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeNestsignbod.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Notice pointing to the location of a bumble bee nest in the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-15T16:12:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a tree in which there is a wild honey bee nest in the trunk.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenestsign.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nest in the ground and a bee entering the nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeeMasonBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bee resting on the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-SWARM-ON-TREE-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>elongated Honey bee (Apis mellifera) swarm hanging from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-nutrition-and-floral-resource-restoration.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T11:00:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/orangeleggedfurrowbeetopview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonwildflowerhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pictures.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T11:02:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-02-29T16:06:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonpincushionflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on a pale blue pin-cushion flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeesideview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee foraging on Lamb&#39;s ear.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee (&lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt;) foraging on white heather flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-poisoning.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T17:44:35.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollen-for-allergies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T11:23:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee pollen for allergies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollen-nutrition.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T14:09:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>granules of bee pollen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollen-side-effects.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:42:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollen-supplements.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T16:03:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee pollen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollen-weight-loss.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:00:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoneyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apple cider vinegar and honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-24T14:32:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-pollen-granules.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>granules-of-bee-pollen-texture.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollination-explored.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T14:10:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram Of Flower Pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on herb thyme flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-12-06T16:48:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderappleblossom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery-colored carder bumble bee foraging on a pale pink apple blossom flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEYBEE-ON-DANDELION400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker with full pollen baskets on a yellow dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/early-bumble-bee-on-wild-chives.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Early bumble bee Bombus pratorum on purple flower head of wild chives, side view.  

This Bombus pratorum has an orangey-peach coloured tail, a black and yellow abdomen and yellow thorax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram Of Flower Pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee visiting a purple geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-bee-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An apiary of multiple beehives with an informal layout in a grassy field.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Black and yellow nomad bee perched on a yellow flower.  This is a small, slender bee with a waspish appearance.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee with pollen laden hind legs, in mid-flight, flying toward raspberry flowers. The Common carder is a gingery coloured bumble bee species. Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foraging-on-blossom.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on spring blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward a blueberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-posters.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T18:14:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/observingBumblebeestip450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme- tip for observing bumble bee activity as they zig zag along the ground hunting for nest sites</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Posterleafcutternote.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - showing activity of leafcutter bee on leaves</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/gardensafehaven4002.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - gardens can be safe havens for bees, insects, birds</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeesLoveCottageGarden.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - cottage garden herbs poster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GardenersHollowStems.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme- there may be tiny bees hibernating in the stems</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WeGrewFoodWithoutPesticides.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - we never grew food without pollinators, but we once grew food without pesticides</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WeBeesLoveClover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - Allowing a patch of clover to flourish in the lawn is a very easy way for people to help bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helpsolitarybees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme- help solitary bees - with a bee house</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/savebeenests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - please leave bumble bee nests alone - they only last a season</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HelpBeesWool.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - plant lamb&#39;s ear to help wool carder bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeesLikeWildflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - bees like wildflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-protection-group.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T12:29:10.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-proverbs-and-quotes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T17:03:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/arrow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - when you shoot an arrow of truth dip its point in honey - arab proverb.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-quotes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-16T16:52:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dearbought.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>meme stating &quot;honey is dear bought if licked 0ff thorns&quot; - 12th century proverb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees on Centaurea St John Chrysostom quote</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/side-view-of-Osmia-caerulescens-blue-mason-bee-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Blue mason bee Osmia caerulescens</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lars-chittka-quote-the-mmind-of-a-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&#39;We owe the bees.  Act accordingly&#39;. quote from Lars Chittka, The Mind Of A Bee </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inspiring-bee-quotes-pin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inspiring bee quote from Proverbs 16 vs 24</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-bee-is-an-exquisite-chymist-royal-beekeepre-king-charles-ii.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Quote from the royal beekeeper to King Charles II: &quot;A bee is an exquisite chymist&quot;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-sting-facts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T14:04:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-leg.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>why do bumble bees raise their leg -  response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spaniel lying in the grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A beautiful male white-tailed bumble bee (Bombus lucorum) foraging on a white clover flower - side view. Male bumble bees cannot sting.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beautiful honey bee foraging on purple loosestrife flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Worker common carder bumble bee, foraging on pink ice plant and going about its business.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee on pink restharrow flower growing in the sand.  Bumble bees are very busy and not deliberately out to sting you!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a watermelon on the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-sting-reactions.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T16:22:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spaniel lying in the grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-sting-remedy.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T09:20:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee flying toward prairie mallow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whitetailedbumblebee_on_knapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a slab of honey comb on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-sting-treatment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T16:53:55.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-stings-dogs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T18:41:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee stings and dogs - our liver and white spaniel sitting in the garden by the flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeautifulSpanielCharlie.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of the head of our very beautiful Charlie.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Charlieamongthebluebells.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Our spaniel, Charlie among the bluebells.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/charlieamongwildflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Our liver and white spaniel Charlie, among the wildflowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/charliesnose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Our spaniel, Charlie sticking his nose into the Lamb&#39;s ear.  The Lamb&#39;s ear is visited by bees, but Charlie was looking for frogs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Charliesupervisingamolehill.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Our spaniel Charlie, supervising a mole hill.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-stings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-26T17:08:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_charlierelaxing.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-thyme-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on pale pink Thyme flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/first-aid.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>green first aid box and cross graphic</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/yellowjacket-vespula.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Yellowjacket wasp - Vespula species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-sting-reactions.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>one swollen arm following an allergic reaction</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-venom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee venom in a bottle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/stings.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a sting showing a pinkish skin reaction</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a honey bee, white background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sting-on-human-skin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a sting on human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/natural-remedies-for-bee-stings.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>using a piece of onion to help soothe a sting on an arm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sting-on-skin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee sting on skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/StinglessBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>stingless bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-swarm-removal.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T12:41:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A mass of honey bees formed into an elongated honey bee swarm hanging from a branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-tattoo.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T11:38:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-that-looks-like-a-humming-bird.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-04T15:29:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/green-caterpillar-of-hummingbird-hawk-moth-Macroglossum-stellatarum.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>green caterpillar of the hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hummingbird-hawk-moth-on-honeysuckle-lonicera.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum Stellatarum on honeysuckle - Lonicera</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-that-looks-like-a-hummingbird.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hummingbird hawkmoths foraging on flower blossoms, hovering and with long tongues extended and feeding on nectar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Hemaris-species-hummingbird-moth.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hemaris is a genus of sphinx moths hummingbird moths this one is foraging on purple butterfly bush</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/InsectsOfNorthAmerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover Insects of North America John C Abbott &amp; Kendra K Abbott</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul D. Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hummingbird-hawk-moth-feeding-on-jasmine.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hummingbird hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum visiting white Jasmine flowers, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-themed-activity-sheets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-21T09:02:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wordsearch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bee themed word search puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SpotTheDifference.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee themed spot the difference puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeBookmarks2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee-themed bookmark</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/doorhangers400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cut out and use door hangers, one reads:
</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OddOneOut.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>puzzle to find which bumble bee is the odd one out from the 6 featured</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombWordPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey comb word search puzzle.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MatchBeeToPicture.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a match up puzzle game where children match 4 bees to the most likely accompanying image, such as a leafcutter bee to be matched with leaves that have had holes cut out</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeesLoveLavenderMaze.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>maze featuring a bumble bee that needs to find its way to lavender flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/QuizPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a puzzle where by children complete a sentence with a missing word, then find the sentence in a grid</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GridPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee themed &#39;find the small grid in the large grid&#39; puzzle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-themed-bookmarks.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:46:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Beebookmarks.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee themed bookmarks</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombWordPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed Activity Pages
Puzzles and coloring pages</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bookmarks4.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee themed bookmarks to cut out and color</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeBookmarks2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee themed bookmarks - different bee species, the value of bees, facts about hone bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bookmarks3.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee themed bookmarks - honey verse by Ogden Nash, facts about bees, bees are important pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BookmarksColourCutOut.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee themed bookmarks - black and white for coloring</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-tongues.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-15T18:34:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees foraging on crocus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-tongue-illustration.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The tongue of the honey bee showing parts, labial palps, glossa, flabellum and glossa</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery coloured common carder bumble bee in flight with a tongue folded under its belly</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-venom.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T15:40:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonsedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on Sedum.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-vs-wasp-vs-hornet-stings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T18:10:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Vespa-mandariana-on-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia perched on white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp stinging a human hand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-watching.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:43:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jonathansbeepicSMALL.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bee on an orange flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bee-wing.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-09T11:32:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How long do bumble bee nests last?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonpurpleloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This bumble bee foraging on purple loosestrife, has healthy wings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeper-hat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-03T15:51:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeepers-in-bee-suits.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 happy beekeepers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehives-in-snow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee hives in snow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeper-inspecting-bees-on-frame.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeper inspecting bees on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Beekeeper-wearing-hat-and-veil.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeper wearing hat and veil, inspecting hive frames</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeepers-hive-inspection.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 beekeepers inspecting hives in a field</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-A-Z.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T13:26:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/featherbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A large white goose feather can be used as a bee brush to sweep bees away to ensure they do not get squashed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-articles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-08T14:50:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/growingflowersforcutting.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Running a cut flower growing business.  A lady flower grower standing in her field of flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-associations-north-america.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-11T19:13:05.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-associations.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:22:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-basics.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T12:41:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to make beeswax lip balm - tins of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-books.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T12:47:08.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-business-plan.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T17:26:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-calendar.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:02:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehives-in-snow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beehives in snow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeper-smoking-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeper smoking beehives</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/collecting-a-swarm.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeper collecting a swarm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeper-working-with-frames.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeper working with frames in a beehive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wax-moth.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wax moth on wax comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-courses-online.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-18T17:10:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-equipment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T17:11:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeepers need bee hives, and some experienced beekeepers have multiple hives. Here are four hives positioned close to a high wall which will help shelter the hives in bad weather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/featherbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a large white goose feather being transformed into a bee brush - a gentle way to sweep bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-for-beginners.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-18T10:28:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MoveBeeHive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two screws in bottom board and one in hive body</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-how-to-monitor-a-beehive.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:51:56.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-kit.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-21T13:17:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/featherbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a large white goose feather makes a perfect bee brush, and is gentle to use with bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonsedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a honey bee foraging on pink sedum flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-links.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-08-23T14:11:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/learn-beekeeping-on-line.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Learning with the experts - beekeeping with Phil chandler</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-suits.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-27T18:18:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeepers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>two beekeepers in bee suits wearing fencing veil hoods and all in one suits</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehives-in-snow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee hives in snow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/featherbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white feather brush</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-tips.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:35:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DavidHeaFBeekeeper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bee-friendly Beekeeper by Dr David Heaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beekeeping-videos.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T14:06:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeeper-inspecting-bees-on-frame.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeper inspecting bees on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beelifecycle.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-12T14:19:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-apis-mellifera-pupa.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Pupa of the honey bee, still inside wax cells.  Eyes, legs, thorax, abdomen and head are now formed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black and yellow wasp-like Female Gooden&#39;s nomad bee by the entrance of a target host nest tunnel burrow located in the soil - this is a cleptoparastitic species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeEgg.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small white honey bee egg that looks like a grain of rice, in a amber-colored wax, hexagonal-shaped cell</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/osmia-lignaria-blue-orchard-mason-bee-nest-larvae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>whitish grub like larvae inside nest cells aligned in a cigar shape, with three separate cells provisioned with mustard-yellow pollen, and 3 larvae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Adult Bumble bee foraging on blue Eryngium flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ARROW75.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>arrow pointing to the next stage</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen, drone and worker bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_BUMBLEBEEFORAGINGONHYDRANGEA.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white hydrangea flower links to page about how long bees live.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-bombus-pascuorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The ground nest, on mossy grass of a Bombus pascuorum, showing several worker bees, and roundish, wax egg cells in a light creamy brown color</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beequizanswers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T13:17:19.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-and-brambles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-25T12:27:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-brambles.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee - unidentified species, but solitary species of some kind, foraging on bramble flowers.  Brambles are popular with a range of bee species.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-pratorum-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of an Early bumble bee - Bombus pratorum, foraging on white bramble flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on white bramble flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on a white bramble flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebees-and-brambles.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery carder bumble bee foraging on white bramble flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-and-butterflies-love-verbena-bonariensis.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T16:59:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smalltortoiseshellbutterflyonverbenabonariaensis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small tortoiseshell butterfly - Aglais urticae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redadmiralbutterflyonverbena.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red admiral butterfly - Vanessa atalanta, with its wings folded, and feeding on Verbena bonariensis.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonverbena.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery heaired Common carder bumble bee - Bombus pascuorum foraging on pink Verbena bonariensis flower head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/peacockbutterflyonverbena.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Peacock butterfly - Aglais io.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonverbenabonariensis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees- Apis mellifera also visiting Verbena bonariensis.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonverbenabonariensis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted lady butterfly - Vanessa cardui, wings folded, feeding on Verbena bonariensis.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonverbena.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Verbena bonariensis attracts buff-tailed bumble bees - Bombus terrestris.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterfliesonverbean.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 butterflies feeding on Verbena bonariensis - a Comma butterfly on the right - and &lt;I&gt;Polygonia c-album&lt;/I&gt; (a white butterfly species) on the left.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whitebutterflyonverbena.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small white butterfly - Pieris rapae on purple top.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-and-government-transparency.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T13:46:20.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-aphids-and-honeydew.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-13T14:50:41.333277Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-as-pollinators-are-central-to-our-lives.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:58:09.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-bees-or-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T13:00:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apaintedminingbeeonpinkroselong.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MASON-BEE-NEST.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A single mason bee is peeping out of a nest cell located in hollow canes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A single honey bee with full pollen basket is foraging on a pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>one bumble bee visiting a pink rose flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesenjoyingoreganomarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 white tailed bumble Bees foraging on purple oregano flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-blog.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-18T11:11:58.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-can-detect-bombs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:42:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker female with full pollen baskets foraging on a pink rose.  Full close up view from above.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspshowingmandibles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common was sitting on a green leaf, facing toward the camera, with mandibles (jaws) open.  Wasps can be trained in a similar fashion to honey bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a honey bee with her tongue (proboscis) stuck into a purple knapweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabileSedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on pink sedum flower - view from the front.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-can-detect-illnesses-in-humans.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T17:09:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera grappling with yellow pollen on a pink Japanese anemone flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera worker with full pollen baskets on a deep pink dahlia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee head showing antennae, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-carrying-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-21T16:01:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This bumble bee&#39;s pollen baskets are full and very visible on the hind legs, from foraging on a pink rose with pollen covered anthers.  The pollen is compact and looks like a waxy ball</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeshowingpollenbrush.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>On this photograph, you can clearly see the pollen on the underside of the abdomen of this leafcutter bee (a member of the Megachilidae family).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-dying.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T16:14:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-farming-and-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T16:33:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PesticideThresholdChart.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A comparison of insecticide use with percentage area over threshold reveals that farmers are using insecticides when they do not need to.  Bad for the environment, and surely expensive!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-for-sale.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T10:17:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonheather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white heather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Helichrysum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee on orange helichrysum flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-fun-stuff.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T13:02:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeeyes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a bee on a pink rose with arrows pointing to indicate the location of the eyes - image links to page about the eyes of bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on knapweed links to page - why do bees have hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on Welsh yellow poppy links to page &#39;what is a bee?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-judaism.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-29T16:49:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a swarm of honey bees hanging from a tree trunk</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeydipperonplate500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey dipper on a plate with honey.  Honey features in Jewish religious customs and traditions.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-my-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-25T12:23:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers-for-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A patch of wildflowers planted by Marco</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/corn-marigold-with-solitary-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>5 small solitary bees (unidentified) on a yellow corn marigold flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-mythology.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-05-14T11:26:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-on-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera honey bee on white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the spiritual meaning of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/arrow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>When you shoot an arrow of truth, dip its point in honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-schools.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T10:11:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A worker honey bee (female) foraging on a pink rose.  She has collected a lot of pollen, and has full pollen baskets on her rear legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pupilwithhoneybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A smiling pupil (a young girl) fully clothed in a protective beekeeping suit, holding a small swarm of honey bees on a piece of branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honey.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 jars of honey produced by the school hives.  The honey produced by the bees at Ysgol San Sior is very fine.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PrinceCharlesAndChildren.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>HRH, Prince Charles talking with the children in their beekeeping outfits, along with the headmaster of the school.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/teachingachild.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A poster featuring a hairy caterpillar, which states a quote by Bradley Miller:  Teaching a child not to step on a caterpillar, is as valuable to the child as it is to the caterpillar -</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/childrenandhens.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The children help with the chickens.  A group of 3 children with an egg box.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/schoolgreetingcards.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Photographs of the animals and creatures in the menagerie are made into greeting cards. Here are designs showing with a leaf, a lizard and a Tenrec, which looks like a hedgehog.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/celyn.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Celyn the reading dog, sitting on a sofa, listening to a young school pupil - a little boy - reading to him.  Celyn is looking at the book as the boy reads.  Celyn is apparently a very good listener.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on vibrant orange sneezeweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/celynsnoozing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>After a hard day&#39;s work it&#39;s time for a snooze on the sofa for Celyn, the reading dog.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-small-spaces.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T12:21:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/small.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme - Even a small patch of garden can be filled with bee friendly plants</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeBorder.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small flower border with daisies and hardy geraniums</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-bible.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T15:22:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-catmint-nepeta.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on catmint</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>elongated Swarm of honey bees hanging from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the spiritual meaning of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comb-honey-photograph.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-in-the-bible-pin.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees In the Bible pin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-22T16:24:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-in-the-garden-21586129.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a solitary bee house on a wall, comprised of several segments of tree truck with holes drilled into them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bees-on-corn-marigold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 small black bees on a yellow corn marigold - the bees are Heriades truncorum - large headed resin bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-house-made-out-of-cherry-wood.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee house made out of a segment of cherry tree trunk or branch, with holes drilled into it for solitary bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-office.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T14:48:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MaleLucorum350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful male white tailed bumble bee foraging on a white clover flower - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-quran.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T16:13:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-shed.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-09T12:24:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushypnorumoncornflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus hypnorum on a blue cornflower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tree-bumblebee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree bumble bee, with a gingery thorax, black abdomen and white tail, foraging on pink manuka flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-sky-light.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T13:10:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuslapidariusRedtailedbumblebeeworkeronbirdsfoottrefoil.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee on yellow bird&#39;s foot trefoil flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-vent.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T11:47:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Queenredtailedbumblebeeonmuscari.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Queen red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue muscari flower.  she has black shiny furry body with a deep crimson-red tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on pink knapweed - they are slimmer than the chubby bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/treebumblebeebombushypnorumonwall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A tree bumble bee, which has a gingery thorax, black abdomen and white tail, on the brick wall of our house.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-in-the-wall.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T13:35:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Help with bumble bee nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeeMasonBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mason bee is a reddish bee with a black head and fairly long antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/treebumblebeebombushypnorumonwall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree bumble bee on a wall - it has a ginger thorax, black abdomen and white tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on knapweed - they are more slender than honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-like-hypericum.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T15:16:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonhypericumstjohnswort.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee on a yellow Hypericum flower with long, pollen laden  stamens.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonhypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees like Hypericum flowers.  Honey bee foraging on Hypericum.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombusonstjohnsworthypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff tailed bumble bee among Hypericum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeehypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on Hypericum with full pollen baskets.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-love-holly-flowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-10T15:00:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeonhollyilexflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on holly flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee peeping out of a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeonholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>It&#39;s a red mason bee foraging on these holly flowers - honest!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera foraging on the flowers of variegated holly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-love-lupins.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-11T16:45:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bumble bee foraging on a tall, purple lupin flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee peeping out of a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-love-lupins-natural-methods-to-deter-slugs-and-snails-from-lupins.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees love lupins but how can we protect them naturally from slugs and snails</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/charliesnose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of our beautiful spaniel&#39;s head (mostly his nose!) sniffing attentively looking and sniffing at something among the lamb&#39;s ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>purple lupins in my small flower border - with a bumble bee visiting one of the flower stalks</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>purple lupins - 3 flower stems with a bumble bee foraging on one of the stems</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-love-sweet-box-sarcococca.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T13:56:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonsweetbox.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sweet box is a good choice of shrub for the gardens of beekeepers, providing food during the cold months of January and February.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonSarcococcaConfusa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on &lt;I&gt;Sarcococca confusa&lt;/I&gt; showing pollen baskets loaded with creamy-white pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonwinterboxinJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee flying toward Sweet Box flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonsweetboxinJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Love Sweet Box - Sarcococca confusa - this fragrant winter flowering shrub provides food for bees in winter.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-nest-by-the-door.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T18:01:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-not-visiting-my-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-25T12:18:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-of-the-world-laurence-packer.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-18T15:42:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-page-bees-of-the-world-packer.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pages inside Bees Of The World book by Packer</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World - A Guide To Every Family By Laurence Packer  Book Cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/open-book-bees-of-the-world-by-laurence-packer.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World includes stunning photographs of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-Bees-of-the-world-by-laurence-packer.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside book Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-or-wasps-in-the-chimney.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-09-27T15:57:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple loosestrife.  Honey bees are quite slender, and range from light brown to dark.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeeMasonBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red mason bee on the ground.  A reddish bee with a black head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-organic-and-pesticides-the-connection.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-22T16:35:23.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-poem.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:01:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera on pink marjoram (oregano) flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/orangeleggedfurrowbeetopview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee Halictus rubicundus - female on Carduus tenuiflorus (slender thistle).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee foraging on pink common restharrow flower growing from the sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-pollinate-tomatoes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T13:55:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollinatingtomato.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee pollinating tomato flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomatoes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red cherry tomatoes we harvested from one of our tomato plants, in a white dish on the garden table.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinSpiderWeb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>large spider with its parceled up prey in cobweb in the greenhouse.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-pollinators-clover.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-09-06T16:44:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/library.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grassed areas outside public buildings could be sown with clover for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CloverBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Councils could grow clover for pollinators - a summary of tips explained on the page</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP3718.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee on clover.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GreenfiledClover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a clump of red Clover and buttercups in a patch of grass.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedclover500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red clover among wild grasses</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-quiz-answers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-11T13:06:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee foraging on white bramble flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-quiz.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-11T13:05:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on bramble flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-song.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-10-21T12:29:34.883100Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-vs-hornets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-28T16:18:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GiantAsianHornet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Giant hornet - side view on a piece of jagged tree bark.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Stavenn_Megachile_pluto.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee swarm on a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet stinging human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Vespa-mandarinia-Asian-giant-hornet-Murder-hornet.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Giant Asian hornet perched on a log.  It&#39;s a huge hornet with a waxy, pale orangey yellow face.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-welcome-in-my-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-22T16:41:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-welcome-in-my-garden-21581278.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>lime trees growing on the author&#39;s land</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-wonderful-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-05T13:33:01.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees-word-search-puzzles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-06T16:38:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyebeeswordsearch.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee themed word search puzzle with 16 words to find of varying lengths</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on Welsh yellow poppy links to page &#39;what is a bee?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Beeswordsearch.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a simple bee themed word search puzzle with 10 bee related words to find</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/typesofbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>types of bees word search puzzle - same image as at the top of the page</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerforbeeswordsearach.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>flowers for bees word search puzzle with 15 flower names to find</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:54:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeFeedingOnHoneyDew.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee Apis mellifera feeding on honey dew secreted by aphids on the underside of a green leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beesquiz.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T13:18:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_BUMBLEBEEFORAGINGONHYDRANGEA.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white hydrangea flower links to page about how long bees live.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beeswax-and-health.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-12-06T14:18:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to make beeswax lip balm - tins of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sticks-of-natural-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sticks of natural beeswax</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beeswax-benefits-for-skin.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T15:57:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/how-to-make-beeswax-lip-balm.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>balm made with beeswax in a tin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to make beeswax lip balm - tins of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tiny, round, creamy-colored flakes of beeswax</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beeswax-candles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-04-17T14:10:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-candle-and-candleholder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candle and candle holder</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>making beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-09-18T15:05:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/how-to-make-beeswax-lip-balm.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tin of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax lip balm recipe - beeswax flakes and tins of lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beeswax.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-04T11:43:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-molds.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax can be molded into shapes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cutcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Chunk honey includes pieces of honeycomb.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to make beeswax lip balm - tins of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sticks-of-natural-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sticks of natural bees wax wrapped in brown paper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeelarva.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee larva in a cell - the walls of the cell are made from wax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beginners-beeware.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:58:29.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beginning-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:35:53.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beginning-with-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:20:36.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/beneficial-insects.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T17:02:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tortoise-shell-butterfly-on-common-privet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small tortoise shell butterfly feeding on white privet flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ladybirdbeetle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>lady bug on a knapweed flower bud</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ladybirdlarva.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ladybug larva</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SmallTortoiseShellCaterpillar.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dark hairy caterpillar on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/best-crocus-for-honey-bees-bumble-and-solitary-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-31T17:12:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-in-saffron-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees foraging inside purple saffron crocus, showing reddish saffron strands</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee inside crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/queen-bumblebee-on-crocus-speciosus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee queen foraging on a pale mauve crocus flower, Crocus speciosus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees with full pollen baskets, foraging on purple crocus flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-in-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Reddish ginger tawny mining bee with a black head - a solitary bee species inside a purple crocus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-yellow-crocus-flowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees foraging on a group of yellow crocus flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/best-crocuses-for-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee and a honey bee on crocus flowers pin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/blessing-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-01T13:40:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-on-frame.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornethead450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hornet on ivy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comb-honey-photograph.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bombus-hypnorum.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-09-28T16:38:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tree-bumblebee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree bumble bee on pink manuka flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-queen-dark-form.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus hypnorum queen - dark form. Foraging on bramble flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tree-bumblebee-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tree bumble bee foraging on a white bramble flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bird house with tree bumble bees entering.  A colony has a nest in the bird house.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bombus-lucorum.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-02-29T16:25:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslucorum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee - Bombus lucorum on blue Campanula flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee male foraging on a white clover flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenectarrobbingacquilegia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee nectar robbing a pink acquilegia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee on blue Eryngium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bombus-pratorum.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:10:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pratorum2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pratorum – the Early-nesting Bumblebee on allium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a gingery coloured common carder bee in flight, links to page Do bumble bee nest boxes work?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bombus-sylvestris.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-27T17:54:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-leg.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>why do bumble bees raise their leg -  response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MaleBombusSylvestrisIanbeavis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus sylvestris male - image courtesy of Ian Beavis.  Common form has a white tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-sylvestris-forest-cuckoo-bee-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Forest cuckoo bumble bee, Bombus sylvestris male, on a pale pinkish-white bramble flower, Rubus fructicosus, with black and orange tip to the tail visible.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/book-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T12:51:11.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/books-about-bees-for-kids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T09:23:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Wings200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wings book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/books-about-gardening-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T16:16:19.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/borage-for-bees-and-pollinators.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-01T09:17:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-borage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee hanging upside down on a single blue Borage flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foraging-on-borage-flowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on a Borage plant showing many blue flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnBorage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on blue Borage flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/borage-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T14:17:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-borage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on a pale blue borage flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/runny-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Littleover apiaries borage honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/atmospheric-honey-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>English borage honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquid-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>English borage honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/britains-insects-paul-d-brock-review.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-26T09:22:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Britain&#39;s Insects Paul D Brock - book cover featuring a yellow haired click beetle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/british-beekeepers-concerned-about-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T16:10:48.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/brownfield-sites-pollinators-wildlife.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:52:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ryhddymywn500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wildflower meadow at the site - generally closed to the public</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BluebellWoods500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree with Bluebells and in a sunny glade</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/greenfieldvalley400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Industrial building remains with wild flowers around it</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sainfoin500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lovely pink Sainfoin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/appletreeinblossom500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>old apple trees covered in blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/buglife-talk-about-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-04T16:21:42.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumble-bee-clip-art.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T14:47:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>simple bumble bee clip are</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombWordPuzzle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed Activity Pages
Puzzles and coloring pages</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumble-bee-eggs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-01-25T10:03:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumble-bee-nest-with-cocoons-and-nectar-cups.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Inside a bumble bee nest showing nectar pots and  cocoons </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebee-cuckoo.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-05T12:52:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombuscampestrismale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus campestris - Field cuckoo bee - male.  This is a dark bee flying toward a yellow flower called Bird&#39;s Foot Trefoil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusbarbutellus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a Bombus barbutellus - Barbut&#39;s cuckoo bee - male, on a yellow flower.  the bee is black with pale stripe at the top of the thorax by the head, and with a mostly white tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vestal-cuckoo-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus Vestalis - Vestal Cuckoo Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus vestalis - Vestal cuckoo bee - male.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebee-foraging-behaviour.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-20T17:36:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees foraging on yellow  helianthus.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenectarrobbingacquilegia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nectar robbing aquilegia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pink restharrow flower growing from sandy soil.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink rosebay willow herb flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee flying toward purple loosestrife.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a gingery-haired common carder bumble bee in flight toward raspberry flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebee-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T14:41:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebee-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T13:52:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-a-bumble-bee-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee nest showing wax cocoons</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whitetailedbumblebee_on_knapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble-bee - Bombus lucorum - queen, foraging on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee nest on mossy ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenestsign.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ground nest of white-tailed bumble bee, with bee entering.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nest in bird nest box, with bumble bees flying around the entrance of the bird house.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebee-queen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-05T16:11:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nest of common carder bumble bee on a grassy, mossy turf, with cocoons and several workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Queenredtailedbumblebeeonmuscari.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen red tailed bumble bee on blue Muscari flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T16:17:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonwhiteScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-shanked carder bee - Bombus ruderarius on Scabiosa.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-barbutellus300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Barbut&#39;s cuckoo bee - Bombus barbutellus.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed bumble bee on restharrow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed bumble bee - Bombus terrestris.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebees-for-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-21T10:36:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on knapweed with a fine dusting of pollen on its furry body.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower, with tongue curled under its abdomen as it flies - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink Hollyhock flower, with pollen on its hairy body.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebees-for-sale.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T10:57:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebees-love-escallonia.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T14:46:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees love clover flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeEscallonia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on escallonia - Image courtesy of Mr Raymond Winslow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/bumblebees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T15:25:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwildmallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on purple-pink wild mallow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pink hollyhock fower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/buying-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T16:14:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-around-natural-honey-comb-in-outdoor-setting.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees around natural honeycomb staged in a natural setting</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/buzz-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-21T09:27:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram Of Flower Pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-inside-papaver-somniferum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bumble bee inside a pink poppy flower, that has long anthers laden with pollen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/buzzzzzzso-many-flowers-such-little-time.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-04T16:32:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASborder400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Cottage garden flower border, with alliums, lupins, delphiniums and many more</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASBARN400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sandra&#39;s brick shed, and a vegetable patch in front of it.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRAinGarden400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The author sitting on a seat over looking her pond</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cactus-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T17:45:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smileplease.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of crocodile teeth linking to page &#39;is honey bad for your teeth&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/calories-in-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:13:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Is Honey Good For You?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/campaign-of-the-month-april.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T18:57:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BUZZIN.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee house made by the Buzzin group</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/campaign-of-the-month-june.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T18:59:07.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/campaign-of-the-month-march.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T19:03:28.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/campaigns-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-05T13:31:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/blackbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeepers in germany protesting with a a &#39;black brush&#39; with which to pollinate crops!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-I-be-forced-to-remove-a-bee-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:57:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee nest in a bird box attached to a shed - actually in my neighbour&#39;s garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-bees-feel-pain.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-10-21T14:40:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wool carder bee on teasel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-bees-see-red.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:51:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonescallonia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed Bumble bee foraging on the red flower of Escallonia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BHortorum400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Garden bumble bee on nasturtium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenectarrobbingredflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nectar robbing a red flower  a variety of salvia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee on Cirsium rivulare - &#39;Atropurpureum&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblbeeOnZinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery coloured common carder Bumble bee on Zinnia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesoncotoneasterhorizontalis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on cotoneaster horizontalis, which has very small pinkish red flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonreddahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee on red dahlia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-bees-sting-other-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T17:36:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bees-like-agapanthus-flowers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bees like visiting  Agapanthus flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-bumble-bees-damage-property-wood-house.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-27T10:35:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Help with bumble bee nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-nest-house-eaves.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees flying around the entrance of a nest in the eaves of a house</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-bumble-bees-survive-cool-temperatures.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T13:13:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeoncamelia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink camellia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeQueenonDaphne.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee queen foraging on pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-carpenter-bees-sting-you.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T14:30:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tropical_Carpenter_Bee_Xylocopa_latipes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;i&gt;Xylocopa latipes&lt;/i&gt;, also known as the &#39;tropical carpenter bee&#39; foraging on a yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-black-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee foraging on lamb&#39;s ear flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern carpenter bee foraging on pale pink flowers.  A large bee with black abdomen and pale ginger thorax and black head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-cats-taste-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T11:31:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smileplease.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of crocodile teeth linking to page &#39;is honey bad for your teeth&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CanCatsTasteHoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A white cat sitting on a patio.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-honey-make-you-fat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T15:59:24.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-i-remove-a-bumble-bee-nest-from-a-compost-bin.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T09:58:47.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-worker-honey-bees-lay-eggs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-03T17:39:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeEgg.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a white honey bee queen egg.  It looks like a small, slender grain of rice and is positioned centrally and poking upright in a wax, hexagonal shaped cell.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-you-eat-honeycomb.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T13:28:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-with-goats-cheese-and-walnuts.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey with goats cheese and walnuts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-comb-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dribbling-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dribbling honey and comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/can-you-pet-a-bumble-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T15:33:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-leg.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>why do bumble bees raise their leg -  response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bees-love-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bees love agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-wild-chives.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on wild chives</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-bumble-bee-on-sunflower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus bumble bee on sunflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bee-control.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-17T10:04:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violetcarpenterbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bee, a large dark violet, iridescent bee with dark wings, this one foraging on a pink sweet pea</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica foraging on pale pink flower blossoms.  It has a black or dark abdomen and pale ginger brown thorax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bee-eggs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-15T12:38:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tropical_Carpenter_Bee_Xylocopa_latipes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tropical carpenter bee, a large dark bee with violet hues to the wings, foraging on a yellow flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/xylocopa-valga.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A &lt;i&gt;Xylocopa valga&lt;/i&gt; with its tongue sticking out, and an egg or cocoon behind her.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-egg.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image in 2 parts. Top: drawing of a carpenter bee, nest cells &amp; mass of pollen in a cell with whitish egg on top.   Below: photo of an egg in a cell, on mass of pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/xylocopa-valga-with-cocoon.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A &lt;i&gt;Xylocopa valga&lt;/i&gt; with a large, smooth black egg or cocoon?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bee-facts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-10-17T12:39:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea on Tufted Vetch Plants (Vicia cracca)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/xylocopa-varipunctata-male-valley-carpenter-bee-in-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Xylocopa varipuncta male valley carpenter bee in a nest.  This bee has has pale gingery hair and greenish tinge to the eyes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bee-nest-in-wood.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T18:12:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN04NurserynestPluggedHole.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up image of carpenter bee hole and tunnels in wood plank showing &#39;compartments&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN09Nurserynestdetail.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Inside a carpenter bee nest, showing nursery tunnels, with a little of the compartment barriers remaining but mostly removed.  Entrance holes also present</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN03Anothernest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee hole and tunnels in wood plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN02Originalnest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee tunnels in wood plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN11InOutdetail.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>in and out holes in the plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN12Anotherin-outwithrepairs.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>in and out holes in the plank of wood - very neat in appearance.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN08AnotherNurserynest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nursery tunnels in wood plank of the carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN0706Bonusnestdetail.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up image of carpenter bee hole and tunnels in wood plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN10Previouscompartments.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nursery tunnels of the carpenter bee in a plank of wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRANOriginalaccesshole.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee hole and tunnel in wood plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN0510Accessholesoneplugged.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee holes in wood plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN069Nestsplusbonusnotshownin05.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>multiple carpenter bee hole and tunnels in wood plank</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bee-or-bumble-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-01-09T18:26:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee foraging</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Xylcopa virginica - the eastern carpenter bee foraging on pink flower cluster, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-impatiens-common-eastern-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus impatiens, the common eastern bumble bee on white flower cluster, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a bumble bee on a pink rose showing pollen basket on rear leg.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bee-white-face.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-20T14:39:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN09Nurserynestdetail.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter bee nest tunnels in a plank of wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee on blue flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-black-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black carpenter bee foraging on lamb&#39;s ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male eastern carpenter bee showing white face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-on-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern carpenter bee on branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-eastern-carpenter-bee-white-face-labelled.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male eastern carpenter bee showing parts of face, labelled</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bees-buzz-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-26T12:08:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern carpenter bee foraging on pale pink flowers.  this bee has a pale ginger, furry abdomen, black head and black, quite shiny body.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-black-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large, black carpenter bee foraging on lamb&#39;s ear flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/carpenter-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T14:23:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet Carpenter Bee Xylocopa violacea on Tufted Vetch Plants (Vicia cracca)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/valley-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Valley carpenter bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violetcarpenterbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Eastern carpenter bee - Xylocopa virginica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenterbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>violet carpenter bee on lilac flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN12Anotherin-outwithrepairs.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee nest tunnels</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tropical_Carpenter_Bee_Xylocopa_latipes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee on a yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-on-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern carpenter bee, having a dark abdomen and ginger hairy thorax, and black head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>violet carpenter bee foraging</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-excavating-nest-tunnel.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern carpenter bee, having a gingery thorax and dark head, excavating her nest tunnel in to a piece of wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cartoon-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T20:02:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeBookmarks2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee-themed bookmark</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cartoon-honey-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T16:34:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeBookmarks2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee-themed bookmark</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cases-solved-by-forensic-entomology.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-05T16:44:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/how-insects-help-solve-crimes-forensic-entomology.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>who unnit? how insects help solve crimes with forensic entomology</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on circium vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/ceanothus-a-wonderful-flowering-shrub-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T10:03:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ceanothus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee on blue and pinkish ceanothus flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/ceratina-small-carpenter-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T17:58:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/small-carpenter-bee-ceratina-nesting.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small Carpenter Bee Ceratina busy at her nest burrow in a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/little-blue-carpenter-bee-Ceratina-cyanea-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Little Blue Carpenter Bee, Ceratina cyanea male.  This a small dark bee with with a dark blue metallic sheen on its body, and a distinct white face.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/small-carpenter-bees-ceratina-mating.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small metallic bluish Carpenter Bees, (Ceratina) mating on a green leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ceratina-chalcites-on-field-eryngo-eryngium-campestre.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ceratina chalcites on field eryngo, Eryngium campestre</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-blue-carpenter-bee-Ceratina-cyanea.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male Blue Carpenter bee Ceratina cyanea on Oxeye Daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/childrens-books-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-11T16:02:49.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/clay-soil.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T12:35:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bee on yellow Solidago flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee visiting purple geranium flower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-hypericum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris - buff-tailed bumble bee on a cluster of vibrant yellow hypericum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Anthophora plumipes - a black, hairy-footed flower bee female hanging upside down on a pinkish purple Pulmonaria flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of Bombus terrestris - buff-tailed bumble bee on soft cluster of white Hydrangea paniculata flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bee white flowers of winter Erica.  This plant may be suitable for clay soils.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/clothianidin.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-04T16:51:15.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/coastal-leafcutter-bee-megachile-maritima.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:45:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal Leafcutter Bee - Megachile maritima - female - foraging on restharrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonseahollycompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on Sea holly - Eryngium maritimum growing from sand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Restharrowamongsanddunescompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A patch of low-growing common restharrow - Ononis repens on the sandy ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>silvery leafcutter bee  image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Swathesofbirdfoottrefoilcoastalsitecompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Swathes of bird&#39;s foot trefoil - Lotus corniculatus among sand dunes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/compressepic.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grassy, sandy coastal area with dunes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/coelioxys-sharp-tail-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-21T11:41:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-cleptoparsite-Sharp-bellied-bee-Coelioxys-acanthura.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Another female Sharp-bellied bee, Coelioxys acanthura, again the tail has a sharp point at the end.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-great-banded-furrow-bee-Halictus-scabiosae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Great Banded Furrow Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coelioxys-cleptoparasitic-megachilid-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coelioxys (possibly Coelioxys conoidea) - large sharp-tail bee.  A male.  It has dark brown antennae and thorax, dark markings on the pale abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sharp-bellied-bee-Coelioxys-acanthura-male.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of &lt;i&gt;Coelioxys acanthura&lt;/i&gt;, male. The tail is blunter than that of the female, with small spines toward the tip.  He has brownish grey eyes and silvery body with black markings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Coelioxys-acanthura-female.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Top view of a Coelioxys acanthura female, with the point tail prominent.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-short-sharptail-bee-Coelioxys-afra.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a female of the short sharptail bee Coelioxys afra, resting on rock.  She has greenish grey eyes and a silvery body with black markings.  The antennae are black.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/colletes-hederae-ivy-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-03T13:55:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Male-Ivy-Bee-Colletes-hederae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of Colletes hederae - ivy bee male, foraging on ivy flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Colletes-hederae-Ivy-bees-mating-on-grass-bank.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Colletes hederae - ivy bees mating on grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/colletidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-27T17:04:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vernalminingbeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vernal mining bee - Colletes cunicularius taking off from sandy ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hylaeus-communis-common-yellow-face-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hylaeus communis common yellow-face bee yellow masked bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/colony-collapse-disorder.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T09:04:38.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/come-on-you-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T20:42:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/come-on-you-bees-21581288.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitary bee house attached to a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehouse-compost-bin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>temporary hive set up by the bee guru to draw the swarm out from under our compost bin lid.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/come-to-my-garden-bumble-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-03T20:00:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-pink-zinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink zinnia flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/commercial-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T10:32:59.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/commercially-reared-bumblebees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T11:42:04.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/common-bees-of-western-north-america-a-book-review.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-08-29T16:53:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lars-chittka-quote-the-mmind-of-a-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&#39;We owe the bees.  Act accordingly&#39;. quote from Lars Chittka, The Mind Of A Bee </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-bees-of-western-north-america.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover: Common Bees of Western North America by Olivia Messinger Carril &amp;; Joseph S. Wilson, Princeton University Press</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/conopid-flies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:38:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>conopid fly on hemp agrimony - a small fly with muddy yellow marking on its dark, arched abdomen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cooking-with-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T13:58:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-ginger-lemon-and-spices.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey, lemon, spices and ginger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Is Honey Good For You?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/coosawhatchie-honey-farm-luray-sc-usa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:20:51.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cottage-garden-plants-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-02-01T18:03:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-flying-toward-white-foxglove.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward a white foxglove flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-deep-pink-rose.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a deep pink, blousy rose.  the bee had full pollen baskets.  Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee on plume thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/two-bumble-bees-sharing-a-peach-coloured-dahlia-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two lovely bumble bees, one with a red tail, the other possibly a Buff-tailed bumble bee,  sharing the same beautiful peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bumble-bees-like-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>do bumble bees like agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-thyme-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on pale pink Thyme flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinyellowhollyhockflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_beeinyellowhollyhockflower.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-worker-with-loaded-pollen-baskets-foraging-on-yellow-poppy-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee worker with loaded pollen baskets foraging on a delicate yellow poppy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee on purple lupin flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-honeysuckle.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on white honeysuckle flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesandbutterflyoonechinacea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A butterfly and a bumble bee visiting pink Coneflower (Echinacea)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-delphiniumm-larkspur.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee on blue Larkspur (delphinium) flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/crawling-injured-bumble-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-08T10:07:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusterrestrisqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Bombus terrestris (buff-tailed bumble bee) queen on the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushypnorumonground.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tree bumble bee crawling on the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cross-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:21:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeandflyonhydrangea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a honey bee foraging on blue hydrangea flowers, linking to a page about honey bee pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/crystallized-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T13:49:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/crystallizedhoney300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Crystallized honey.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/granulatedhoney344.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>crystalized honey in a jar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cuckoo-bumble-bees-of-north-america.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T21:10:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/cuprinol-and-creosote-safe-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-07T10:15:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a row of unpainted beehives against a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dan-rather-report-on-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T15:14:07.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dasypoda-hirtipes-pantaloon-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-22T11:48:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dasypoda-hirtipes-pantaloon-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dasypoda hirtipes - The Pantaloon Bee peeping out of sand burrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-bees-along-the-road.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-13T13:56:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowerpollinatorverge.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A mass of wildflowers including poppy, corn marigold, daisy and more, actually located by a busy car park.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-bees-in-the-yard.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-05T16:00:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/deadhoneybees4.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two dead honey bees on the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/deadhoneybees3.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Several dead honey bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T17:55:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/deadhoneybees4.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two dead honey bees on the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This is a bumble bee foraging on a cluster of cream hydrangea flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-bumble-bees-outside-a-nest-entrance.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-27T16:46:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-bumblebees-with-missing-head.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T18:23:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Tree-bumblebee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tree Bumble Bee foraging on pink flowers of the manuka shrub.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-honey-bees-in-Italy.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T21:21:37.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dead-mason-bees-in-cold-weather.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-14T12:42:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/osmia-cornuta-outside-a-bee-hotel.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Osmia cornuta European Orchard Mason Bee outside a nest cell on a bee hotel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/osmia-cornuta-emerging-from-nest-cell.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Osmia cornuta mason bee emerging from a nest cell</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/deter-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T12:15:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp queen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WapsNestinAttic2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A wasp nest in our attic.  It looks like a small, sand coloured papery ball.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/diapause-vs-hibernation.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-10-13T15:52:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/did-the-uk-government-approve-Sulfoxaflor-or-Flupyradifurone.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-02T21:27:55.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/difference-between-bees-and-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-21T14:41:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps have long thin legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gooden&#39;s nomad bee - Nomada goodeniana.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterPollen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee carrying pollen on the underside of its abdomen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornet450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet - Vespa crabro.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet stinging human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeehypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees have modified hairs on the hind legs that carry pollen.  This white tailed bumble bee is gathering pollen from a yellow hypericum flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/difference-between-honeydew-honey-and-blossom-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-04T12:53:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeFeedingOnHoneyDew.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee feeding on droplets of honeydew secreted by aphids on the underside of a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeydew-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>when flower nectar is in short supply honey bees may need a little help from other insects to make honeydew honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/difference-between-paraffin-wax-and-beeswax.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-04-19T11:02:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/different-types-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T11:43:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/disturbed-bee-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-09T14:17:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-all-bees-die-after-they-sting-you.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T14:52:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-all-bees-sting.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-21T16:21:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pupilwithhoneybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_pupilwithhoneybees.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male Eastern carpenter bee - Xylocopa virginica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeeMasonBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>masonbee500.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bee-eaters-eat-bees-and-other-questions.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-17T15:42:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Merops-apiaster-European-bee-eater-in-its-nest.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The European bee-eater (&lt;i&gt;Merops apiaster&lt;/i&gt;) peeping out of its grey rock nest burrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/White-fronted-Bee-eater-with-insects-Zimbabwe.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 white-fronted bee-eaters (Merops bullockoides with insect prey, perched on a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/european-bee-eaters-merops-apiaster.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 European bee-eater birds (Merops apiaster) each with insect prey in their beaks.  Brown backed birds with a bluish front, yellow throat and black stripe at the eye.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Southern-carmine-bee-eater-Merops-nubicoides-Uganda.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Southern Carmine Bee-Eater, a mostly vibrant red bird with a green/blue head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bee-nests-attract-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T10:04:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful side view of a male white tailed bumble bee foraging on a clover flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How long do bumble bee nests last?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-and-hornets-have-the-same-venom.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-27T18:29:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Vespa crabro - European hornet stinging human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-defend-themselves-against-hornets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T13:31:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornethead450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hornet on ivy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornets-are-yellowjacket-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>baldfaced hornets are a type of yellowjacket wasp.  This one rests on wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Vespa-mandarinia-Asian-giant-hornet-Murder-hornet.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian giant hornet, a huge hornet with a dark, almost black thorax, dark wings, and orangey colored, smooth face and head.  This one perched on a tree stump.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/European-hornet-Vespa-crabro-nest-in-tree-hollow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Several European hornets at the entrance to a nest in tree hollow, with a hornet arriving at the nest, and 3 hornets poking out of it.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-soror-giant-hornets.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Vespa soror, known as Giant hornets.  They are similar to murder hornets, but they have an especially dark tip to the tail of the abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet stinging human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/European-hornet-Vespa-crabro.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet Vespa crabro, a large hornet with much yellow on the abdomen, poking out of a hole</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-drink-water.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-24T13:57:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee gathering plant guttation drops on the side of a slender leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees drinking water from a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-drinking.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee drinking from a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee standing on a lily leaf to drink water from a pond</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/water-collecting-worker-honey-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee drinking water using its tongue</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-fly-at-night.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-25T12:25:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeeyes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a painted mining bee on a pink flower, with arrows pointing to the location of the eyes at the top and side of the head as described in the text</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonapismelliferaforagingongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Picture of a honey bee foraging on a deep purple geranium flower with a pale center.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-a-central-nervous-system.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T15:17:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/central-nervous-system-of-the-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>central nervous system of the honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-a-digestive-system.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T18:19:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees foraging on crocus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-digestive-system.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Honey Bee Digestive Tract diagram</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-a-heart.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-15T18:43:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-eye-and-antenna-head-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of bee head showing antennae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-a-hive-mind.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-09-28T13:22:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera honey bee swarm on a tree branch - the swarm is an example of the hive mind</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-and-queen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>do bees have a hive mind?  Honey bee workers and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers and a queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-a-memory.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-01T15:04:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/charles-henry-turner.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Old portrait photograph of Charles Henry Turner</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-a-pancreas.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-05T08:37:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees foraging on crocus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-an-endocrine-system.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-20T13:47:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apis-mellifera-queen-marked-with-paint-and-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen marked with paint and workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-digestive-system.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee digestive system</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-an-exoskeleton.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:32:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspascuorumbumblebeeflyingtowardraspberryflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight links to page about bee wings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hairy bumble bee on purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-an-immune-system.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-20T13:44:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/frame-with-queen-and-honey-bee-workers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wooden bee hive frame comb and with a marked honey bee queen and workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-and-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera (western honey bees) working with propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-digestive-system.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee digestive system</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-on-frame.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/close-up-honey-bee-workers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up of honey bee workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Thymme-flower-head.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>thyme flower head showing small, pinkish flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foraging-worker-honey-bee-on-yellow-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on small yellow wildflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-an-internal-clock-function-of-circadian-clock-in-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:22:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-apis-mellifera-worker.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker Apis mellifera</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-queen-marked-with-paint-spot-and-attendant-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera queen marked with paint spot with workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-brains.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-11-26T13:24:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/head-of-a-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The face and head of a bumble bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The brain of a honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-face.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>front view with the head of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-ears.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:37:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apaintedminingbeeonpinkroselong.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-eye-and-antenna-head-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of bee antennae and head, photograph by Isaias Sanchez</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-eyelashes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T15:52:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeeyes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a bee on a pink rose with arrows pointing to indicate the location of the eyes - image links to page about the eyes of bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-eyes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up image of the eye of the honey bee revealing small hairs on the eye itself.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on knapweed links to page - why do bees have hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-have-hairy-eyes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up view of hair on the eyes and legs of the honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of honey bee foraging on a flower, with good view of hairs on the eyes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-feelings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T16:39:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/head-of-a-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee front view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-kidneys.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-12T12:58:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-digestive-system.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee digestive system</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-knees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-31T15:36:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeKnee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bumble bee on a knapweed. Here you can see the labelled parts of the bumble bee leg.  They are tibia, femur and knee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Do_bees_have_knees-diagram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram showing the anatomy of the leg of a bee, including the knee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-lungs-how-do-bees-breathe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T12:30:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker foraging on white bryony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-sticky-hair.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T17:15:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on knapweed links to page - why do bees have hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-teeth.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T15:36:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/crocodileteeth.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A crocodile showing its teeth</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mandibles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of mandibles on a Megachile bee, showing &#39;teeth&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-toes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-27T18:05:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/clawed-foot-of-a-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tarsal claw of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/drawing-of-the-middle-leg-of-a-honey-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>drawing of the middle leg of a honey bee showing foot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-claws-of-a-honey-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the flaws on the end of the foot of a honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foot-and-claw.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the foot and claws of a honey bee under the microscope</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspascuorumbumblebeeflyingtowardraspberryflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight links to page about bee wings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-have-x-and-y-chromosomes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-21T15:07:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-drone.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a drone honey bee from the front</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The queen is the larger bee, with a longer abdomen, the drones are second largest, with a bulky bod and large eyes, the workers are smaller.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-lay-eggs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T16:04:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspascuorumbumblebeeflyingtowardraspberryflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight links to page about bee wings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeequeenwithattendantworkerhoneybees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen honey bee with attendant workers on capped cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeEgg.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee egg which is white and looks like a grain of rice, inside a wax cell.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-agapanthus.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-06-27T15:58:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bees-love-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bees love agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee on yellow zinnia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bumble-bees-like-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>do bumble bees like agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/stunning-bumble-bee-on-blue-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful bumble bee Bombus species foraging on blue Agapanthus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-species-on-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus species, probably a red-tailed bumble bee visiting blue Agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-white-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee on white agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-foraging-deep-in-an-agapanthus-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee with its proboscis (tongue) deep inside a blue Agapanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonpinkconeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee on pink coneflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/agapanthus-growing-in-a-flower-border.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Agapanthus growing in a flower border</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-on-white-agapanthus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on white Agapanthus (African Lily)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-aquilegias.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-07-12T15:10:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-visiting-aquilegias.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee visiting Aquilegia flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-sleeping-on-columbine-aquilegia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee sleeping on Aquilegia - Columbine</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-aquilegia-columbine.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on pink Aquilegia - columbine - Granny&#39;s bonnet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-nectar-robbing-pink-aquilegia-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee nectar robbing pink aquilegia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-yellow-aquilegia-columbine.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on yellow aquilegia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-hydrangeas.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-16T08:52:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees like hydrangea paniculata confetti, here&#39;s a bumble bee foraging on top of white hydrangea paniculata flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-friendly-clematis-tangutica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>yellow clematis flowers and fluffy seedheads</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeandflyonhydrangea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee on the right and a small hoverfly on the left, foraging on  Lacecap &lt;i&gt;Hydrangea macrophylla&lt;/i&gt; ‘Blue Wave’.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-it-hot.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T12:01:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-catmint-nepeta.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on blue catmint (Nepeta) flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/water-collecting-worker-honey-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee collecting water</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-marigolds.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T15:36:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/halictus-rubicundus-on-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Halictus rubicundus foraging o daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bees-on-corn-marigold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 small dark bees called &lt;i&gt;Heriades truncorum&lt;/i&gt; sitting together on one yellow corn marigold flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatapaintedminingbeepinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mininig bee foraging on rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee on yellow zinnia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonpinkconeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee on pink coneflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/corn-marigold-with-solitary-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>5 large-headed resin bees on one yellow corn marigold</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-mint-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-10T15:13:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-catmint-nepeta.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on catmint flowers, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on deep pink dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-rosemary.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-07T17:17:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-bee-on-rosemary.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee, probably Macropis species foraging on pale lilac Rosemary flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatapaintedminingbeepinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mininig bee foraging on rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Rosemary250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rosemary in bloom showing pale pink flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-mason-bee-on-rosemary.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red mason bee Osmia bicornis foraging on Rosemary flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-flying-towad-rosemary-flowers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee flying toward rosemary flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-snowdrops.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-29T16:39:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-love-snowdrops.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees love snowdrops - honey bee foraging on a snowdrop flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-like-thyme.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-01T15:47:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Thyme-herb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pale pinkish mauve flowers of thyme plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Thymme-flower-head.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up of small pinkish-mauve thyme flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Thyme.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>thyme plant in flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-pollinate-watermelons.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-18T14:03:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeApismelliferaforagingonwatermelonflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker with pollen in its pollen baskets, foraging on a yellow watermelon flower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeandflyonhydrangea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a honey bee foraging on blue hydrangea flowers, linking to a page about honey bee pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-recognize-and-remember-human-faces.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T14:05:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees foraging on purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/head-of-a-honey-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>face of a honey bee, close up shot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-sleep.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:27:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Row of images from a Study of bees and sleep: Rothschild et al - 2008.  The image is a picture of a honey bee in its stages of sleep</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Male-Nomada-species-sleeping-on-twig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male Nomada bee species sleeping on a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombusbarbutellus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus barbutellus male resting in a yellow flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-male-species-sleeping-on-a-twig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitary male bee species sleeping on a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bees-sleeping-in-a-group.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A group of male solitary bees snoozing on a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-bumble-bee-bombus-sleeping-on-a-leaf.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male Bombus bumble bee sleeping on the underside of a leaf stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-visit-honeysuckle.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-04T14:33:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hummingbird-hawk-moth-on-honeysuckle-lonicera.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum Stellatarum on honeysuckle - Lonicera</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-visiting-honeysuckle.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee visiting white honeysuckle (lonicera) flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-honeysuckle.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink honeysuckle flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-honeysuckle.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on white honeysuckle flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-visiting-honeysuckle.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee visiting honeysuckle flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bees-visit-yellow-flowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T15:49:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees on Helianthus flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BloomedFurrowBeeMale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee (male) foraging on solidago.  The bee has a long thin transluscent abdomen with red markings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonZollyinFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on a large cluster of yellow Mahonia - Oregon Grape flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large black queen Red tailed bumble bee foraging on a yellow zinnia flower - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large garden Bumble bee queen on a mass of yellow kale flowers.  She is black with 2 orange yellow stripes and a white tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-visiting-yellow-wallflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>garden bumble bee queen foraging on yellow wall flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on orangey yellow Rudbeckia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonhypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on yellow hypericum flowers, the long anthers of the flower being laden with pollen particles.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesandhoverfliesonsunflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large sunflower head with 2 bumble bees visiting</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-birds-eat-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T13:02:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Parus-major-great-tit-with-insect.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Parus major Great tit with insect prey in its beak</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/green-woodpecker.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Green woodpecker in the grass, exposing long tongue</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/european-bee-eaters-merops-apiaster.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European bee eaters Merops apiaster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nuthatch.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nuthatch on tree trunk.  A greyish blue bird with a sharp pointed beak</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/blue-cheeked-bee-eater.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>blue cheeked bee eater in flight with insect prey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bumble-bees-bite.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-04T15:30:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee cutting a piece of leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenectarrobbingacquilegia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A white-tailed bumble bee with her tongue in the base of a pink Acquilegia flower where a hole has been bitten into the flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-pink-cosmos.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee - a black bee with a brick red tail, foraging on the yellow center of a pink cosmos flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mandibles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mandibles (jaws) of a leafcutter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bumble-bees-dance.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T15:46:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-leg.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>why do bumble bees raise their leg -  response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-peach-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on peach dahlia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff-tailed bumble bee - large worker with full pollen baskers, on yellow poppy. She is black with a yellow stripe on the abdomen and thorax, and a buffish-cream coloured tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bumble-bees-eat-meat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-11T13:47:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestris.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris foraging on a white hawthorne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bumble-bees-hover.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-12T16:07:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gngery colored common carder bumble bee flying toward purple loosestrife flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-bumble-bees-sting.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T12:12:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Queenredtailedbumblebeeonmuscari.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A large black bumble bee with a red-tail foraging on blue muscari flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-knapweed.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored bumble bee - a Bombus pascuorum female worker on pinkish knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-04T15:13:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers in the countryside</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumble_bee_house_entrance.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>racoon proof bumble bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-honey-bees-forage-in-cool-temperatures.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-26T15:26:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the trunk of a tree which has a wild honey bee nest inside it.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonSarcococcaConfusa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Worker honey bee feeding on fragrant &lt;i&gt;Sarcococca confusa&lt;/I&gt; in January.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee peeping out of a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonsweetboxinJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on Sweet Box (&lt;I&gt;Sarcococca confusa&lt;/I&gt;) on a cool January day in 2020.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeworkerforagingonDaphnebholuainJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Worker honey bee feeding on fragrant &lt;i&gt;Daphne bholua&lt;/I&gt; in January.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-honey-bees-harm-wild-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T14:59:15.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-honey-bees-poop.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-18T18:09:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/2-bumble-bees-Bombus-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees - Bombus species foraging on peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonheather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white heather flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-solitary-bees-have-a-dufours-gland.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-10T16:24:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/blue-mason-bee-Osmia-caerulescens-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up of Osmia caerulescens blue mason bee female perched on the end of a twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-digestive-system.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee digestive system</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hylaeus-communis-common-yellow-face-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hylaeus communis common yellow-face bee yellow masked bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-wasps-kill-or-attack-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T13:46:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-wolf-wasp-female-carrying-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Philanthus carrying off a bee beneath its body as it flies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/rearofwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vespula vulgaris on a leaf, rear view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-wasps-make-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-05T17:56:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-pot-wasps-polybia-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey pot wasps.  They are small dark wasps with thin yellow bands</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-of-honey-wasp-polybia-species.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nest of honey wasp, Polybia occidentalis.  An elongated aerial nest,</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-wasp-brachygastra-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey wasp Brachygastra species, on a green leaf, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-of-honey-wasp-Brachygastra-species.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Huge, ball-shaped, greyish-brown aerial nest of a honey post wasp species, probably Brachygastra.  Hexagonal combs are visible, which have been constructed from plant matter.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-occidentalis-honey-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey wasp Polybia occidentalis, the yellow-banded Polybia wasp, on a leaf, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-wasps-pollinate.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T16:47:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view of the wasp standing on a green leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasponastrantia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp on pink astrantia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oak-apple-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oak apple gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/do-wasps-swarm.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T13:41:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/does-emf-affect-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-26T16:18:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-apis-mellifera-on-pink-sedum-flower-side-view.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a honey bee worker on a pink sedum flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/European-orchard-mason-bee-osmia-cornuta-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European orchard mason bee peeping out of nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/does-honey-contain-fructose.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T15:14:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Is Honey Good For You?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/does-honey-contain-protein.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T14:51:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/stack-of-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>stack of raw honey combe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/does-honey-go-bad.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-26T12:50:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/does-honey-expire.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a jar of honey with a honey dipper on a tray with flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-does-honey-go-bad.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of honey with raw chunks of honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/does-honey-increase-blood-sugar-levels.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:13:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofrunnyhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Jar of runny honey with spoon.  Does honey increase blood sugar level?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/donate.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2019-08-28T15:32:23.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dream-hornets-meaning.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T15:50:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-on-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera honey bee on white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the spiritual meaning of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tortoise-shell-butterfly-on-common-privet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tortoise shell butterfly on a white common privet flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornet450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hornet in flight approaching ivy flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/drone-eviction.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T12:42:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/drone-on-comb.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A single drone honey bee on honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/drone-on-comb-with-workers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Drone on comb with 5 honey bee workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dronebee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T16:04:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-drone.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view of a drone honey bee, showing very large eyes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee queen, a drone and a worker honey bee.  The queen has a longer body, the drone has large eyes and a stockier build, the worker is the smallest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-drone.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - drone honey bee, showing large eyes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/drought-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T11:51:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male white tailed bumble bee foraging on clover flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollycompressed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee foraging on blue sea holly flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on &lt;I&gt;Solidago&lt;/I&gt; - golden rod. A large patch grows wild in sandy soil on sand dunes, close to where I live.  Every year, it is visited by many pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flower - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP2733.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on pink sempervivum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dufours-gland-bumble-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-10T16:17:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lovely-bumble-bee-on-birdsfoot-trefoil.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee Bombus terrestris  on yellow birdsfoot trefoil flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-impatiens-common-eastern-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus impatiens, Common Eastern Bumble Bee on a white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dufours-gland-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-10T16:22:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Hierarchy-Of-Egg-Policing-And-Removal-By-Honey-Bee-Workers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hierarchy Of Egg Policing And Removal By Honey Bee Workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet stinging human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/dusky-horned-nomad-bee-nomada-bifasciata.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-22T16:01:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Goodens Nomad Bee - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dusky-horned-nomad-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dusky horned nomad bee Nomada bifasciata</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/eastern-carpenter-bee-xylocopa-virginica.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-15T12:33:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BookBumblebeesofnorthamerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble Bees of North America book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-impatiens-common-eastern-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The common eastern bumble bee also has a pale ginger thorax, but unlike the eastern carpenter bee, the abdomen is more hairy.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view of a male eastern carpenter bee on a purple flower, showing white face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female eastern carpenter bee showing black face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/eating-organic.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T14:48:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foodcropspollinatedbybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Some of our home grown organic produce: squash, onions, courgettes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/edm-2664-follow-up.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:17:55.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/effects-of-glysophate-on-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:24:17.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/efsa-report-on-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:28:49.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/encaustic-art.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-11T16:14:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/VictoriaTrees1.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Encaustic paintings look even more beautiful when viewed in person.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Victoria2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Victoria Primicias last month in Sarasota, Florida, where she participated in a show (March 2014).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/VictoriaLandscape.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Victoria finds the haunting beauty of atmospheric paintings easy to achieve in beeswax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/VictoriaLandscape2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beautiful landscape painting by Victoria Primicias.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/environmental-audit-committee-insects-and-insecticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T16:57:29.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/epa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T17:00:50.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/eusociality-in-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-07-17T15:59:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-colony-members-with-queen.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee colony members with queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumble-bee-nest-with-cocoons-and-nectar-cups.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Inside a bumble bee nest showing nectar pots and  cocoons </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/swarm-of-honey-bees-hanging-from-a-tree-branch.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>swarm of honey bees hanging from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-atratus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus atratus, a black bumble bee from South America, on a thistle head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bees-at-a-nest-entrance.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bees at a nest entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/faqs-about-wasp-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T18:11:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-nest-on-a-ceiling.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp nest on a ceiling</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>waspgrooming1.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aerial-nest-of-a-Dolichovespula-wasp-species.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>yellowjacket aerial nest of a Dolichovespula wasp species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-of-dolichovespula-media-median-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nest of a Median wasp Dolichovespula media on a tree </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestcells.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cherry-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cherry gall - they actually look a little like very small green apples, with a pinkish red  blush</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/close-up-shot-of-fig-wasps-inside-a-fig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up shot of fig wasps inside a fig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestcells500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>waspnestcells1.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/faqs-about-yellowjackets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-07-22T14:14:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Median-wasp-Dolichovespula-media.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The median wasp (Dolichovespula media) on a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Vespula-vulgaris-common-wasp-at-a-water-droplet.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vespula vulgaris, Common wasp - a yellowjacket species, at a water droplet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornet-Vespa-crabro-and-social-wasp-yellow-jacket-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet  Vespa crabro warns off a social wasp (yellow jacket) from sweet food source</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/feed-bees-with-ice-plant.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T12:01:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeoniceplantHylotelephiumspectabile.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink Ice plant.  This ice plant has a compact cluster of small pink flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonIceplantSedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on ice plant - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery coloured Common carder bumble bee - Bombus pascuorum foraging on pink ice</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonsedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis melliferafeeding on pink ice plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/feeding-sugar-to-bumble-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T11:02:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on a pink dog rose with hind legs loaded with yellow pollen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/fennel-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:04:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/fera-betray-bees-again.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T18:42:18.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/festooning-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-09-28T16:41:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover by Seeley.  Book title: The lives of bees&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-festooning-chaining.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees bridge a gap between combs.  this is called festooning or chaining.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/festooning-honey-bees-close-up.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>festooning honey bees close up of honey bees beginning to build a chain</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-bridge-gap-between-combs.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees chaining between combs festooning</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-festooning-on-a-frame.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bees festooning  on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-bees-festooning-chaining.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bees festooning to bridge gap between combs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/field-tests-for-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T18:49:38.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/fig-wasps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-26T12:21:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/fig-wasps-inside-a-fig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a mass of fig wasps inside a fig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/close-up-shot-of-fig-wasps-inside-a-fig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up shot of fig wasps inside a fig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oak-apple-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oak apple gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Ceratosolen-capensis-on-Ficus-sur-in-Jan-Celliers-Park-Pretoria.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Fig wasp, Ceratosolen capensis on Ficus sur in Jan Celliers Park, Pretoria, image by JMK</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/fighting-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-25T16:29:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-and-queen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers and an unmarked queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestrisonverbena.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee queen on purple verbena flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/first-lessons-in-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T15:32:02.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flawed-government-bee-studies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T18:58:04.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flow-hive-is-there-a-problem-with-plastic.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-31T12:06:25.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flower-borders-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T15:21:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coneflowerinagardenborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coneflower and echinops in this flower border are perfect for pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lupine (lupin) is a member of the pea family and has flag type blossoms.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASborder400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Delphiniums, lupins, alliums and more in this flower border - a magnet for bees and pollinators of all types.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Helenium, Echinops, Rudbeckia and more in this varied pollinator border.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on the pink flag type blossom of restharrow, another member of the pea family.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderforbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lupins, hollyhocks, cornflower, California poppy, salvias and a selection of umbellifers create an informal flower border for pollinators - especially bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee visiting geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonverbenabonariensis.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee feeding on the purple clusters of tubular florets of &lt;I&gt;Verbena bonariensis&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeBorder.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Daisies, Geranium, Cornflower, Polemonium in a small flower patch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderforpollinators.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mints, geraniums, alliums and scabiosa provide a range of flower shapes for bees and pollinators in this border.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonbluebell.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>English bluebells have tubular shaped florets</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeeoncatkin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Willow catkins have brush type flowers, with lots of exposed pollen for bees to collect.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tachys byzantina (lamb&#39;s ear) has gullet shaped flowers favoured by wool carders among others</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterCorbicula.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Campanula flower are bell shaped, and visited by a range of bees, such as leafcutters.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tube type flowers are also seen on heathers.  A honey bee foraging here on a white winter heather.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flower-bulbs-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T16:33:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnAlium.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 bumble bees on a white allium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonbluebell.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on English bluebell</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flower-nectar-that-deters-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-03T19:56:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flower-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T13:31:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP4145.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ginger coloured common carder Bumble bee nectar robbing pinkish purple comfrey flowers by piercing its tongue through the base of the flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/VoodooLily.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Voodoo Lily - Sauromatum guttatum - a reddish purple plant with a long central waxy looking tongue sticking up through the centre</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image links to the page &#39;why do bees need nectar and pollen?&#39;  Image is of a bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-orchid.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bee Orchid (Ophyrys apifera).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee with fine pollen grains sticking to its hairy body, as it forages on a pink hollyhock flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonreddahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on red dahlia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/flowers-loved-by-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-11T15:35:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-green-alkanet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on green alkanet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on purple lupin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on yellow kale flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white clover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bpasccomfrey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink comfrey flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ceanothus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on blue ceanothus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hairy footed flower bee foraging on blue pulmonaria flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEYBEE-ON-DANDELION-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on dandelion flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeEscallonia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on red escallonia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP2774.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on bird&#39;s foot trefoil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebees-and-brambles.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on bramble</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/foraging-range-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-17T14:30:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/terrestris.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus terrestris foraging on hawthorn</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foraging-on-blossom.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Grey-backed-mining-bee-Andrema-vaga.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey backed mining bee Andrena vaga</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/fork-jawed-nomad-bee-nomada-ruficornis.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-22T13:50:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenahaemorrhoa_orangetailedminingbee_small.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-tailed mining bee, a gingery, slim solitary species, foraging on pale yellow willow catkins.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>coastal leafcutter bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nomada-ruficornis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Fork-Jawed Nomad Bee - Nomada ruficornis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/found-a-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T17:42:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery coloured furry Bombus pascuorum - common carder bumble bee on purple knapweed.  His abdomen has stripes of dark brown and pale ginger hair.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/savebeenests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The reason to leave bumble bee nests alone if found, because they only last a season.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/free-book-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T12:01:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on chive flower links to page do bumble bees bite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image links to the page &#39;why do bees need nectar and pollen?&#39;  Image is of a bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonbluepincushionflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on blue scabious flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/free-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T13:07:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeoncampanula.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>I have clumps of campanula around my garden.  It attracts a number of different bees species, but especially leafcutter bees (above) bumble bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on lupine.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonwhiteScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee - Bombus ruderarius male on pin cushion flower - Scabiosa.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed bumble bee foraging on Muscari.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/free-wildflower-seeds.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-11T17:11:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwildmallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a wildflower, which is a tall stem of purple Common Mallow flower - Malva sylvestris</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/IMGP4181.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a small patch behind our greenhouse with a mixture of flowers, including wildflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a mass of wildflowers in white, yellow blues and reds, including daisies, poppies and yellow corn marigolds and purple phacelia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/gardening-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-06-24T14:12:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-bee-in-acanthus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bee in acanthus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-manuka-bush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>White-tailed bumble bee (&lt;I&gt;Bombus lucorum&lt;/I&gt;) enjoying the nectar secreted from the flowers of the manuka shrub.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common knapweed with a visiting honey bee &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A wonderful, varied flower border for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeflyingtowardwildgarlic.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ransoms (wild garlic) grows happily in light shade and wooded areas, and attracts a number of bee species, including mason bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Corgette2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee inside a corgette flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A flower border perfect for pollinators - tis one includes helianthus, rudbeckia, echinops and more.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/gardening-links.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-08-23T14:09:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/get-rid-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T11:42:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>elongated mass of bees in a Honey bee swarm suspended from a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/global-evidence-neonicotinoids-harm-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T09:25:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/blackbrush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>German beekeepers protesting about bee poisonings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/global-impact-of-neonicotinoids-on-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T07:32:52.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/goddess-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T11:44:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/granulated-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T15:28:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/great-banded-furrow-bee-halictus-scabiosae.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-09T17:12:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-great-banded-furrow-bee-Halictus-scabiosae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Great banded furrow bee - Halictus scabiosae male resting on wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/green-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-10T16:16:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Euglossa-bee-species-green-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Euglossa bee species, a metallic, vibrant green bee in flight toward a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/LassioglossumSmeathmanellumSmeathmansFurrowBee500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 slender, metallic Lasioglossum smeathmanellum Bees on a dandelion,  A small male with quite long antennae, and a larger female.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Agapostemon-Striped-Sweat-Bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Agapostemon - Striped Sweat Bee species on a cone flower.  It has green eyes and thorax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/grey-backed-mining-bee-andrena-vaga.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-25T13:48:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/grey-backed-mining-bee-male.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey backed mining bee - &lt;i&gt;Andrena vaga&lt;/i&gt; - male, foraging on yellow dandelion.  the male is smaller and slimmer than the female.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee, &lt;i&gt;Andrena cineraria&lt;/i&gt; - female on a yellow dandelion.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Grey-backed-mining-bee-Andrema-vaga.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This Grey backed mining bee has a grey thorax and dark abdomen with an almost metallic appearance, like gunmetal grey.  She has lots of hairs on her back legs which are full of pale yellow pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/grey-banded-mining-bee-andrena-denticulata.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-12T18:52:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a female Andrena denticulata - grey-banded mining bee foraging on Erigeron glaucus - beach aster.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brilliant bees book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul D. Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/grow-wallflowers-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T15:03:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/longhprnedbeefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a pale gingery coloured female long horned bee foraging on a yellow wallflower, actually growing from a dry sunny wall.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwallflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on a yellow wallflower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-visiting-yellow-wallflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>garden bumble bee queen foraging on pale yellow wallflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/halictidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-20T14:36:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Augochlora-pura.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close-up of an Augochlora pura metallic green sweat bee resting on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Sphecodes-albilabris-giant-blood-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sphecodes albilabris giant blood bee by the nest entrance of a target host.  The bee is dark with a red abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-great-banded-furrow-bee-Halictus-scabiosae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male great banded furrow bee Halictus scabiosae  resting on wood, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/handling-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-13T14:29:49.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/hardy-geraniums-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T16:23:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee foraging on &lt;I&gt;Geranium &lt;/I&gt; &#39;Brookside&#39;. Side view. The geranium is deep purple with crimson red veins.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redtailedbumblebeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed bumble bee on &lt;I&gt;Geranium pretense&lt;/I&gt; &#39;Striatum&#39; (&#39;Splish-splash&#39;).  It&#39;s a white geranium with adhoc purple-lilac line markings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderbumblebeeforagingonpinkgeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Plant hardy geraniums for bees.  Pictured: Gingery haired Common carder bumble bee foraging on a pink  &lt;I&gt;Geranium sanguineum var. striatum&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeingeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A small male orange legged furrow bee inside  &lt;I&gt;Geranium pretense&lt;/I&gt; &#39;Striatum&#39; (&#39;Splish-splash&#39;) flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on &lt;I&gt;Geranium sanguineum var. striatum&lt;/I&gt;.  A pale pink geranium.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeongeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on Wlassov&#39;s cranesbill - &lt;I&gt;
Geranium wlassovianum&lt;/I&gt; which is growing among grasses.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombusonpurplegeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed bumble bee foraging on &lt;I&gt;Geranium &lt;/I&gt; &#39;Brookside&#39;.  The geranium has 5 large petals and an open flower head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/health-benefits-of-bee-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:29:31.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/health-benefits-of-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-07T15:07:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comb-honey-and-lavender.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>comb honey and lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/health-benefits-of-tualang-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-28T11:22:29.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/heather-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-03T14:50:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/heather-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a jar of heather honey against a backdrop of pinkish purple heather plants</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/heather-mining-bee-andrena-fuscipes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:13:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/locations-of-Andrena-fuscipes-in-UK.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>UK map showing confirmed records of Andrena fuscipes in Britain</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeandrenafucatafemaleonpinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Female-Heather-mining-bee-Andrena-fuscipes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female of the Heather mining bee, Andrena fuscipes foraging on purple heather flowers, view from above with full shot of face.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/help-bee-writhing-about.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T15:30:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/help-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T15:05:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal Leafcutter Bee - Megachile maritima - female - foraging on restharrow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/halictusrubicundusforagingfemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee - Halictus rubicundus (female) on slender thistle - Carduus tenuiflorus.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/help-with-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-29T11:35:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonasterstokesia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on aster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apis-mellifera-worker-honey-bees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BHypnorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on purple geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-colony.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-SWARM-ON-TREE-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>elongated mass of honey bees in a swarm hanging from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on English lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/miningbeesground.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>patch of ground - location of mining bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuspratorumwithMites.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee with mites foraging on geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-bee-in-acanthus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bee inside acanthus flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-barbutellus300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee, Bombus barbutellus male on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/how-to-keep-bees-out-of-the-greenhouse.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>netting over greenhouse door - how to keep bees out of the greenhouse</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-impatiens-nest.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus impatiens nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinSpiderWeb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee trapped by a spider</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/treebumblebeebombushypnorumonwall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee, Bombus hypnorum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to remove wasps without killing them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee inside a poppy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/deadhoneybees1.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dead honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nest in a bird box attached to a shed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenterbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee on lavender flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-terrestris-on-Linaria-purpurea300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on linarea purpurea</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuslapidariusRedtailedbumblebeeworkeronbirdsfoottrefoil.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblbeonhyacinth.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on blue muscari</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-nest-house-eaves.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees around roof eaves</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on hemp agrimony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-inside-papaver-somniferum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee inside a pink opium poppy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-queen-dark-form.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on a bramble flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brokenbeltedbumblebeeonrosarugosa.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging in rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/henk-tennekes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:53:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dose for dose neonicotinoids are more toxic for bees than DDT</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/herb-planting-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-04T17:45:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-catmint-nepeta.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on nepeta - catmint</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-bee-on-rosemary.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee, probably Macropis species foraging on pale lilac Rosemary flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee nectar robbing comfrey.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Fennel-flowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Fennel - yellow flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-anise-hyssop.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on tall purple flower head of Anise hyssop</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/herbs-for-bees-which-herbs-provide-natural-medicine.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees love herbs and some herbs provide medicinal benefits.  Image shows different bee species foraging on a variety of herbs including lavender, thyme and rosemary.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dill-in-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dill in flower with yellow flower heads</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeheadingforlavender.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on English lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Thyme-herb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>thyme her showing small pale pinkish flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pinkish purple, globe shaped chive flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery-colored common carder bumble bee on pink Oregano flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnBorage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee foraging on blue borage flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuspascuroumonBergamot.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee on Wild Bergamot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/heriades-resin-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-28T10:43:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Heriades truncorum perched on a finger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-resin-bee-heriades-crenulatus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a Female resin bee, Heriades crenulatus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp or Bee?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/hertfordshire-honey-bee-supplies-uk.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2018-03-05T17:54:11.060805Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/high-street-honeys.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T09:49:00.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/history-of-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-09T15:15:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneySeekeers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a simple painting from the caves of Cueva de la Araña showing a person holding a type of container with a handle, and climbing a tree to get at a wild honey bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeymuseum430.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lithuania Stripeikiai Honey making Museum, showing tree trunks and barrels converted into bee hives</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/homemade-honey-mustard-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T14:01:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquid-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>runny honey and honey stick</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-acne.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T13:03:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-and-allergies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T10:08:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquidhoney500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey and honey dipper on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-and-cinnamon-cures.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T10:25:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cutcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Buying Tips</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-and-diabetes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-07T15:37:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-and-eczema.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:46:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofrunnyhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A jar of clear runny honey with a silver spoon in it</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-and-weight-loss.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T10:51:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/packagedcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Packaged honeycomb can be purchased from delicatessens and quality food stores, or may be available from your local beekeeper.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-baked-chicken.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T12:58:47.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-baked-ham-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T13:02:03.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-anatomy.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:31:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees foraging on crocus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Anatomy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee anatomy showing labelled parts including head, thorax and abdomen and their features, plus labelled appendages,</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-deaths-and-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T13:35:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dose for dose neonicotinoids are more toxic for bees than DDT</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-deaths-do-they-matter.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-05T12:55:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on pink geranium flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-deaths-explored.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T17:03:05.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-deaths-pesticide-studies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T13:47:34.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-deaths.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T13:49:31.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-documentaries.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T17:14:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-facts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-03T17:58:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-are-amazing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are amazing. They live in colonies that are superorganisms and they have been on the planet longer than humans have</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; visiting a bright vibrant pink dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A wild honey bee nest in a tree trunk with a few honey bees around the entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bee-on-ice-plant-sedum.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bee on the pink flower cluster of a sedum plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/howdohoneybeestaste.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>locations of taste receptors on the body of the honey bee: antennae, tongue and feet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-comb-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey comb image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-genetics.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:56:13.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-health.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T14:41:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ag-lobbying-eu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Agri-business lobbying.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-hive.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:01:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivesbywall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee hives by a wall.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee hives.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NationalHive160.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>National hive - it looks like a rectangular box standing on a small side, with a larger, flatter box on top.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WBCHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A wooden WBC hive by a wall with a an angled rather than flat roof structure - the kind of shape of a house or shed roof. This model is used sometimes in the UK.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Top bar hive.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-hives.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-09T15:09:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NationalHive160.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a Langstroth Hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SKEP397.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a straw skep</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WBCHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>WBC Hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a top bar hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-life-cycle.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-03T12:13:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeequeenwithattendantworkerhoneybees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee queen with workers.  The queens is larger than the workers but the beekeeper has painted a white spot on her thorax to make it easier to see her among the other colony members.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonhypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker foraging on the long pollen laden anthers of yellow Hypericum flowers, against a clear blue sky background.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeEgg.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An egg in a yellowish colored wax hexagonal cell. The egg is white and about the size of a grain of rice.  It stands on its tip and poking upward in the very center of the cell.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeelifecycle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The life cycle of the honey bee - &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; progressing from egg, through to larva, pupa and finally adult honey bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee queen, drone and worker, showing relative sizes, with queen the largest, having a long body, the drone with a stockier appearance and large eyes, and the smaller worker.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonvariegatedgeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera on white and purple geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeelarva.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee larva inside a cell.  The larva looks like a whitish colored curled up grub.  The orangey colored wax cell is hexagonal in shape</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-mating.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-03T16:13:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Black-Queen-Attendants.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen on capped cells with workers. She is larger than the workers. A beekeeper has marked her upper body (thorax) with a white dot of paint making her more visible at hive inspections.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-pesticide-poisoning-incidents.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:04:58.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-pollen-preferences.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-31T12:30:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeewithfullpollenbaskets.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker with full pollen baskets, rear view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-10T13:08:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-on-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera honey bee on white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-flying-towad-rosemary-flowers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward rosemary flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image links to the page &#39;why do bees need nectar and pollen?&#39;  Image is of a bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/2-bumble-bees-Bombus-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees - Bombus species foraging on peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-with-hives-close-together.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>apiary with colourful hives close together</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-queen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T11:26:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An elongated mass of honey bees in a swarm, hanging from a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-and-queen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees with a queen on wax cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Black-Queen-Attendants.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee queen with workers on honeycombs capped with wax.  The queen has a white spot of pain on her thorax, applied by a beekeeper so that he can easily see her on a frame.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeegginwaxcell.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a whitish honey bee egg inside a hexagonal shaped wax cell.  the egg looks a like a grain or rice</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-removal-USA-Canada.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-08-23T17:21:01.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/collecting-a-swarm.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeper collecting a swarm on a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-removal.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T11:19:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>location of a wild honey bee nest in a tree trunk.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee, a gingery colored bee, on a purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-ON-TREE-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a mass of Honey bees in an elongated swarm on a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bumble bee foraging on a pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeeMasonBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red mason bee on the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees foraging on purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-supplies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T17:27:39.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bee-types.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:54:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on yellow solidago flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bees-for-sale.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T10:55:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivesideview.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee hive side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/growingflowersforcutting.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Running a cut flower growing business.  A lady flower grower standing in her field of flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Beekeepingsupers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeping super with honey bees being held by a beekeeper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bees-have-hairy-eyes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-28T17:06:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-eyes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>front view of the eye of the honey bees, showing hairs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-have-hairy-eyes-but-not-all-bees-do.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees have hairy eyes but not all bees do</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-have-hairy-eyes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up image showing hairs all around the eyes of the honey bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-bottles-and-jars.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T13:57:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-types-jars-and-containers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>different shapes and types of bottles, jars and containers of honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-butter-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-04T19:58:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and spoon on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comboney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chunk of comb honey on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-buying-tips.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T17:24:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/packagedcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Packaged honeycomb.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-cake-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-11T15:48:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-colour.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T15:00:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/types-of-honey-different-colors.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Selection of honeys of different colors, including very dark - almost black, in jars of different shapes and sizes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/light-and-dark-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>two glass bowls, one containing light honey and the other containing dark honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/different-color-shades-of-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>6 different color shades of honey plus honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/light-and-dark-honey-colours.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 jars of honey, light and dark</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/stack-of-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>stack of honeycomb dripping with honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-facial-mask.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T14:33:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-face-mask.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey dripping on a face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-avocado-facemask.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and avocado</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-facts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:48:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jar-of-honey-with-string.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of honey tied with brown string, on a table with fresh honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-for-burns.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T13:38:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-glaze-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T15:22:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comboney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lump of comb honey on a plate, oozing with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-hair-mask.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:06:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-health-benefits.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-15T15:03:01.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/acne.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_acne.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/baby.png</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeydippercombhoneyandcinnamon.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey dipper comb honey and cinnamon</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/atmospheric-honey-image-with-flowers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>atmospheric image of clear honey with flowers in the background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jarofhoneyandspoon1.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/atmospheric-honey-image.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and pollen hive products atmospheric image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/natural-honey-comb-with-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honey comb, atmospheric image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apple150.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a single red apple</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyombandlemon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_honeyombonplate500.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofcombhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of comb honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/manukashrub.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_manukashrub.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jar-of-honey-and-chunks-of-comb-honey.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey jar and dipper and chunks of honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyinfancyjars.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>simple glass jar of honey with a wooden dipper, white background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/crocodileteeth.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_crocodileteeth1.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/natural-comb-honey-and-dipper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural comb honey and dipper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/2blocksofhoneyonatable.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 blocks of natural comb honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-mustard-dressing-recipe.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-05T10:57:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-nutrition.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:09:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonIceplantSedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a honey bee foraging on a mass of small pink flowers on a sedum plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-recipes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-05T11:34:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee facts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-refractometer.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:33:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comboney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comb honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-substitute.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T10:38:24.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-varieties.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-04T15:20:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jar-of-honey-with-string.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of honey tied with brown string, on a table with fresh honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/heather-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a jar of heather honey against a backdrop of pinkish purple heather plants</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/rustic-honey-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Clover honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-on-garden-table.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Borage honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/atmospheric-honey-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tupelo honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/runny-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tualang Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/chunks-of-comb-honey-and-jar.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Manuka honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/stack-of-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>stack of honeycomb dripping with honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquid-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honeydew honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honey-vs-sugar.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-31T13:37:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A rectangular slab of honeycomb on a white plate.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wooden honey stick dripping with golden honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/honeybees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-04T13:40:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee queen, drone and worker.   The queen is the largest and the worker is the smallest member of the colony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-queen-with-retinue.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen with retinue of worker females</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-colony.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee workers and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-big-is-a-bee-brain.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-08-24T10:33:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bee, a large black bee, with an iridescent indigo-violet sheen to the body and wings.  Foraging on a pale lilac scabious flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The actual brain of a honey bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-can-I-help-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:31:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee visiting geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white clover, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaCarantonica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Chocolate mining bees mating.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WildlifeGarden.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>please think of your garden as a feeding station and safe haven for bees, birds and other wildlife, with flowers, berries, seed heads etc.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-can-i-help-a-bumble-bee-queen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:17:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeQueenonDaphne.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed Bumble bee queen foraging on pink Daphne flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/queen-bumblebee-on-crocus-speciosus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Queen bumble foraging on a winter blooming purple crocus flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-candy-striped-spiders-catch-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-05T14:40:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeecaughtbycandystripedspider.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dead honey bee which has been caught by candy-striped spider in a pale pink Japanese anemone flower, revealing the underside of the spider, which features a single dark stripe.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Enoplognathaovatashowingblackringontibia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image highlighting dark rings on the legs (tibia) of the candy-striped spider.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/candy-stripedspiderEnoplognathaovatawithhoneybeeprey.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A candy-striped spider (with pinkish-red stripes) inside the flower head of a pink Japanese anemone flower, with its prey - a now dead honey bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeepreyofcandystripedspider.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee prey trapped inside a flower head, and secured with a fine piece of silk webbing used further secure the prey, and to curl the petals over the body of the bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/candystripedspidersideviewwithapismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of the candy-striped flower.  Its body and long spindly legs are a pale creamy-yellow color, such that it blends in among the many pale anthers of the flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-clover-benefits-bees-and-agriculture.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-06-27T16:03:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-on-clover-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee on clover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-white-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white clover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-foraging-on-white-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on clover flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-did-bees-get-their-names.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-09T12:52:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-on-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera honey bee on white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/european-bee-eaters-merops-apiaster.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European bee eaters Merops apiaster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/small-scissor-bee-chelostoma-campanularum.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small Scissor Bee - Chelostoma campanularum female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-bumble-bee-on-sunflower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus bumble bee on sunflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-did-sweat-bees-get-their-name.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-18T16:01:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/necrophagabees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees eating meat - a dead lizard.  Image links to a page about bees that eat meat.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Lisotrigona-furva-sipping-tears.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lisotrigona furva, a type of sweat bee, sipping tears</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Lisotrigona-furva-sweat-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lisotrigona furva sweat bee sipping tears from the eye of scientist, Hans Banziger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-clean.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-24T17:37:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-apis-mellifera-and-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>several honey bees working with orangey coloured propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-foreleg-showing-antennae-cleaner.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leg of a honey bee, showing the antennae cleaner which looks a bit like a notch in the leg of the bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-collect-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T13:46:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This painted mining bee has gathered quite a lot of pollen on the specially adapted hairs of its hind legs.  It is a brown bee and is foraging on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Honey bee worker with waxy pollen  compacted in the pollen baskets on hind the legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild roses provide lots of pollen for bees - including bumble bees.  Here a bumble bee is collecting pollen in waxy compact ball-shaped clumps on its legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterPollen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee collecting pale pollen on a pollen brush on the underside of the abdomen, from the anthers of lilac-blue campanula flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-communicate.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:26:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-mouth-to-mouth.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees touching mouth to mouth</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-performing-waggle-dance-honey-bee-communication.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee worker performing her waggle dance. She disperses a communication pheromone via the Nasanov gland by vibrating her wings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/communication-in-honey-bee-workers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>communication between honey bee workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-queen-with-worker-retinue.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera (western honey bee) queen surrounded by a worker retinue (i.e. a close ring of honey bee workers).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-get-a-new-queen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-29T14:32:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/swarm-of-honey-bees-on-a-leafy-tree-branch.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>swarm of honey bees on a leafy tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-queen-with-workers-on-comb.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera queen with a small group of workers on comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-get-in-the-house.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T11:21:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-nest-house-eaves.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee nest in house roof eaves showing bees flying around the entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-foraging-on-agapanthus-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on blue agapanthus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow poppy - links to page about whether one can be forced  to remove a wild bee nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-get-protein-and-why-do-bees-need-it.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-24T16:06:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee worker foraging on white bryony flower, side view  showing pollen in a corbicula located on the hind leg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-locate-flowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-25T15:56:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee worker foraging on a yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a group of honey bee workers - honey bee workers communicate with each other via a dance about the location of flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lasioglossum-fulvicorne-chalk-furrow-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a chalk furrow bee - a dark bee, with long antennae and slender body, with a comparatively long abdomen, on a lilac colored knapweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-make-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T13:17:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smileplease.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of crocodile teeth linking to page &#39;is honey bad for your teeth&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pink hollyhock flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A rectangular slab of honeycomb on a white plate.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden honey stick dripping with runny honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeequeenwithattendantworkerhoneybees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen with workers on capped honey comb.  The queen has a white spot of paint on her thorax, and she is larger than the workers, with an especially long abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee (&lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt;) foraging head first in a pink Geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-taste.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T14:45:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/unmarked-honey-bee-queen-with-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen on capped comb with attendant workers. The queen is much larger than the workers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/howdohoneybeestaste.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees have taste receptors on their antennae, mouth parts and front feet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on dark pink dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeonpinkrosefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on rose links to page about how bees breathe</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - &lt;i&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/i&gt; on purple loosestrife.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker foraging on small white bryony flower, a plant that creeps along the ground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-bees-use-pheromones.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-28T15:32:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apis-mellifera-queen-marked-with-paint-and-workers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen with workers, the queen identifiable as a larger bee with elongated body and blue spot on her thorax</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-festooning-on-a-frame.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bees festooning  on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-queen-with-worker-retinue.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee queen with worker retinue - i.e. a close circle of worker honey bees around her.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-at-beehive-entrance.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees at hive entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/drone-on-comb.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee drone on comb.  Drones have larger eyes than workers and the queen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bees-at-entrance-green-beehive.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees Apis mellifera at entrance to a green painted beehive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-queen-side-profile.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen honey bee side profile</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-gall-wasps-make-galls.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-15T13:13:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Wool-sower-galls-of-wasp-Callirhytis-seminato.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool-sower galls caused by wasp Callirhytis seminato that look like balls of white cotton wool on tree twigs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cherry-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Several oak cherry galls and an oak leaf.  The galls look like small round green apples tinged with red.  One fleshy gall has been cut in half, revealing the small gall wasp inside.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-spangle-gall-of-Neuroterus-quercusbaccarum.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common spangle gall of Neuroterus quercusbaccarum.  These are small, and flatter than other galls, and disc-shaped.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Knopper-gall-caused-by-Andricus-quercuscalicis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Knopper gall of Andricus quercuscalicis.  the gall has a distinct, waxy appearance that looks a little like a starfish with many legs, attached to acorns.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Robins-Pincushion-caused-by-Diplolepsis-rosae.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Robin&#39;s Pincushion caused by gall wasp Diplolepsis rosae, on a rose bush stem.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Robins-Pincushions-caused-by-gall-wasp-Diplolepsis-rosae-on-Rosa-stem.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Robin&#39;s Pincushion caused by gall wasp Diplolepsis rosae.  the galls have a mossy appearance, and are a light greenish-brown colour, tinged with deep pinkish-red.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/gall-wasp-Andricus-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gall wasp Andricus species.  A small reddish-brown wasp, with relatively long antennae. This one is resting on a piece of tree bark. 
 Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Woolly-leaf-gall-caused-by-Andricus-quercuslanigera-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Woolly leaf gall caused by Andricus quercuslanigera wasp.  A light, greenish brown, fuzzy gall along the central vein of the underside of a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-neonicotinoids-work.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:57:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee drinking guttation from a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-wasps-make-nests-in-trees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T18:00:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brilliant bees puzzle book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-nest-in-a-tree.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wasp nest in a tree, probably a sycamore tree.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-wasp-nest-on-tree-branch-with-wasps.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up view of a wasp nest with 2 wasps.  The nest is greyish with layers of pulp pasted together.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-wasp-nest-hanging-from-tree-branches.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>View of an aerial wasp nest high in a tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-wasp-nest-hanging-from-a-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wasp nest hanging from a tree branch, it is tapered at the bottom and about the same size as a ball used in a soccer game.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-wasp-nest-on-the-branch-of-a-tree.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beneath a wasp nest hanging from a tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-do-wasps-make-nests-see-inside-a-wasp-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-11-03T11:08:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/new-wasp-nest-on-shed-ceiling.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up side view of wasp nest hanging from ceiling, a little larger than a gold ball</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-nest-in-shed.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp nest hanging from ceiling.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hexagonal-cells-in-new-wasp-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside a wasp nest with hexagonal cells and eggs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/new-wasp-nest-hanging-from-shed-ceiling.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp nest hanging from ceiling</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/how-do-wasps-build-nests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp queen constructing wasp nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/larvae-inside-wasp-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside a wasp nest showing larval cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-far-do-bees-fly.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T12:10:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuspascuorumbumblebeeflyingtowardraspberryflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee in flight links to page about bee wings</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward purple loosestrife flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward blueberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-flower-pollen-helps-bees-stay-healthy.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-27T13:10:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A wide pollinator margin with the remains of a variety of flowers such as sunflowers, now going to seed, as the photo was taken in autumn.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on orange sneezeweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-is-bee-pollination-essential-to-human-health.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-29T14:44:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foraging-on-and-pollinating-blackberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker foraging on and pollinating a pinkish white blackberry flower -side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foodcropspollinatedbybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>display of food crops pollinated by bees: squash, courgette and onions</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward blue berry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-long-do-bees-live.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T15:37:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed bumble bee male on pink knapweed.  He is black, with an orangey red tail and yellow band on the thorax adjoining the head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee - Andrena cineraria female - mostly a dark, black bee with greyish white bands on the thorax - on dandelion.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera - on knapweed - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneyBeeQueenWithPaintSpotAndWorkers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee queen with workers on capped honey comb cells, the queen has a white dot of pain on her thorax, and is larger than the workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonRestharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink restharrow growing from sandy soil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-many-bees-in-a-hive.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-02T16:22:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-n-beehive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees and a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-on-frame.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on a hive frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-returning-to-hive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees returning to the hive entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-and-bee-hive-entrances.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees returning to a row of bee hive entrances</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-many-bumble-bees-in-a-colony.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-18T13:50:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-a-bumble-bee-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside a bumble bee nest showing egg cocoons</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-nest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum nest showing wax egg cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/savebeenests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>save bee nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BookBumblebeesofnorthamerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble Bees of North America book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-nest-in-bird-box.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees, &lt;i&gt;Bombus hypnorum&lt;/i&gt; flying around the entrance of a bird nest box.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-many-species-of-bee-are-there-in-the-world.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-12T16:40:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-lives-of-bees-book-review-grozinger-patch.jpeg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-many-wings-does-a-bee-have.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-26T17:31:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonhypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee landing on yellow hypericum flower against a clear blue sky backdrop.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-wing-diagram.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>diagram of the hind wing and forewing of a honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee flying toward a white hollyhock with dark pink center.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-nutritional-composition-of-bee-bread-varies-with-flower-pollen-diversity.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-30T13:27:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEYBEE-ON-DANDELION400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker with full pollen baskets on hind legs, on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-olga-of-kiev-used-mead-to-defeat-her-enemies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T15:10:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Olga-Of-Kiev-used-mead-to-get-revenge-on-her-enemies.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Olga Of Kiev</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofhoneyandspoon.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of honey and spoon on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-catch-a-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-02-28T16:21:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink rose, foraging on the yellow pollen laden anthers - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-pink-zinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on pink zinnia flower - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-hypnorum-queen-dark-form.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>If you are tempted to try and catch a bumble bee queen for your bee house, please reconsider.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-SWARM-ON-TREE-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>elongated mass of honey bees in a swarm dangling from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-help-bees-with-mites.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-03T17:31:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lovely-bumblebee-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>lovely bumble bee foraging on a peach dahlia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeewithMitescloseUp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A close up of the same &lt;I&gt;Bombus pratorum&lt;/I&gt; worker (Early nesting bumble bee) with phoretic mites slightly loose - they are often clinging more tightly than this.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeewithPhoreticMites.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;I&gt;Bombus pratorum&lt;/I&gt; worker with phoretic mites.  The small pale mites  attached to the thorax (upper body). The bee is busy foraging on a geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeemiteReduced.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Phoretic mites removed from a bumble bee - Photograph by Michaela Vardanis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-keep-bees-and-butterflies-out-of-the-greenhouse.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T17:18:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/how-to-keep-bees-out-of-the-greenhouse.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>greenhouse with the door open, and netting to prevent entry of bees and butterflies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-keep-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-05T21:04:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-green-alkanet.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera on green alkanet.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonmarjoram.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera on Oregano (Marjoram).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivesideview.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivesbywall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>5 bee hives in a line by a wall on a grassy lawn</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Beekeepingsupers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeeping super being held by a beekeeper with honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-render-beeswax.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T12:48:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to make beeswax lip balm - tins of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-rescue-a-bee-from-a-spiders-web.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T17:30:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cobweb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>This spider web is very close to the entrance of a bumble bee nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beecaughtbyspider.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Spider in my greenhouse.  It had already &#39;parcelled up&#39; the bee in cobweb before I arrived.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinSpiderWeb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee trapped in a spider web.  The bee is already well-parcelled up in cobweb, and the spider is nearby.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-sell-your-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T14:49:41.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-start-an-apiary.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-12T12:04:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-bee-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>apiary in an orchard</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-start-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T11:32:42.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-take-bee-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T10:51:15.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/how-to-tell-if-a-bee-is-dead-or-sleeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T16:06:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushypnorumonground.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus hypnorum, a gingery coloured bee with dark abdomen and white tail, resting on ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-honey-bees.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>multiple dead honey bees, some on their backs, some on their sides and curled slightly</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/treebumblebeebombushypnorumonwall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tree bumble bee Bombus hypnorum on brick wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf.  Wings are relaxed on the body, legs are relaxed and antennae are drooping rather than alert.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-bumble-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bumble bee  laying on its side - how o tell if a bee is dead or sleeping</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/hymenoptera.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-07T09:17:49.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee on lamb&#39;s ear flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Nomad bee on a yellow flower.  This bee looks like a small, black and yellow striped wasp.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/insectbox500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hand drawn cartoon of a box labelled &#39;insects, this way up, do not shake&#39;, and inside it, more boxes, labelled &#39;ENDOPTERYGOTA&#39;, &#39;Primitive wingless insects&#39; and &#39;Exopterygota&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Hymenopteraboxcoloured500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hand drawn cartoon of a box labelled &#39;hymenoptera&#39;, and around it and inside it, smaller boxes, each labelled in turn, ANTS, WASPS, BEES, SAWFLIES.  There are pics of bees, ants, a hornet and saw fly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/identification-guide-bumble-bees-north-america.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-26T12:42:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BookBumblebeesofnorthamerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees of North America front cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/if-bees-disappear-will-we-starve.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T14:36:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foodcropspollinatedbybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a Pumpkin, onions, courgettes on a chopping board on a table - these crops are pollinated by bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee pollinating kale flowers - this will help to ensure seeds set.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee flying toward blueberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/immunity-deficiency-in-bats.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T13:14:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/immunity-deficiency-in-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T14:40:15.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/immunity-deficiency-in-birds.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T13:37:05.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/immunity-deficiency-in-bumblebees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T13:46:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/immunity-deficiency-in-butterflies-and-moths.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T14:07:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/impact-of-neonicotinoids-on-bees-and-other-wildlife.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T14:11:30.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/impact-of-neonicotinoids-on-the-environment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T12:15:36.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/infected-bee-sting.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-10T12:21:46.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/information-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T16:05:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee foraging in a purple geranium flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeoniceplantsedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a white tailed bumble bee foraging on a cluster of small pink sedum flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee foraging on pink purple loosestrife flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/information-on-the-icpbr.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T15:00:58.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/insect-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-19T14:39:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/999insectsof1000.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>MEME noting that before using insecticides, it&#39;s worth remembering that 999 insect species out of every 1000 is harmless or beneficial.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DoWaspsPollinateFlowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp hanging upside down on a raspberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hoverflyandhonebeeJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee (left) and hover fly (right) foraging on a pink Japanese anemone flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandhoverflyonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hover fly and bumble bee on thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/insectpedia-a-review.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-26T09:09:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bollweevil.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Boll weevil - illustrations by Amy Jean Porter</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia by Eric R Eaton front book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul D. Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Archie-the-cockroach.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Archy the Cockroach - illustrations by Amy Jean Porter</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/insects-of-north-america-john-c-abbott-kendra-k-abbott-book-review.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-17T12:59:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/InsectsOfNorthAmerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover Insects of North America John C Abbott &amp; Kendra K Abbott</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/insects-used-in-forensic-entomology.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T18:20:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeoloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on purple loosestrife</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/InsectsOfNorthAmerica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover Insects of North America John C Abbott &amp; Kendra K Abbott</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/international-demonstrations-to-save-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T15:15:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>National strategy for pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferahoverflyJapaneseAnemone.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on pink Japanese anemone.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/interrogating-health-claims-about-bee-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-01T15:07:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/smileplease.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of crocodile teeth linking to page &#39;is honey bad for your teeth&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-a-bee-sting-acidic-or-alkaline.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T15:42:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet stinging human skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-acanthus-good-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-25T14:16:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-bee-in-acanthus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bumble bee lodged inside acanthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/trapped-bumble-bee-in-bears-breeches.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bumble bee, tongue still outstretched, and trying to get nectar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bears-breeches.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A tall acanthus flower stem.  the leaves are very large and prickly.  The colorful heads of the flowers are actually not petals but bracts.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-exploring-acanthus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee exploring acanthus flower, but not getting inside it</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dead-bumble-bee-in-acanthus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bumble bee trapped inside an acanthus flower, showing the long stiff stamens of the flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/acanthus-with-dead-bee-inside.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bumble bee encased in the stamens of an acanthus (bears breeches) flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-inside-acanthus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee inside an Acanthus flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-beeswax-good-for-lips.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T11:39:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax lip balm in tins, and a bowl of beeswax flakes.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-honey-acidic-or-alkaline.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T11:57:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofsoftsethoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a jar of golden soft set honey, with a silver teaspoon just lifted out of it, and with honey on the spoon.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-is-acidic-but-has-a-low-Potential-Renal-Acid-Load.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey is acidic but has a Potential Renal Acid Load</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-honey-antibacterial.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-02T16:15:17.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-honey-bad-for-your-teeth.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T12:10:21.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Golden runny honey and spoon.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/crocodileteeth.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Crocodile teeth.  Should this guy eat honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-honey-good-for-you.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-07T16:47:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-at-breakfast-time.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jars, pots and a block of comb honey arranged on a breakfast tray, with a napkin and small ornamental bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-propolis-a-natural-antibiotic.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-19T12:22:53.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-propolis-good-for-sore-throat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-02T16:31:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-working-with-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees working with propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/is-propolis-good-for-you.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-04T16:06:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/italian-beekeepers-on-hunger-strike.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T16:33:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/john-lewis-stempel.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-10T17:10:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/JohnLewisStempleponyinmeadow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Zeb the pony, in the meadow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/JohnLewisStempelshetlandlamb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Shetland lamb.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/JohnLewisStempelladysslipper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lady&#39;s Slipper in Sward in April.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover for “Meadowland - The Private Life Of An English Field” by John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/JohnLewisStempelMeadow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The meadow in winter.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/joined-up-thinking-to-protect-wildlife-habitats.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T16:48:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers-such-as-knapweeds-are-loved-by-bees-and-other-insects.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee and a fly sharing purple knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/kale-flowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T15:07:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/postergrowkale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>help the bees, plant kale - bees love kale flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>garden bumble bee queen foraging on a mass of yellow kale flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-kale-flowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee on a yellow kale flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/king-charles-the-bee-friendly-monarch.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-13T14:48:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PrinceCharlesAndChildren.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Charles when he was Prince of Wales speaking with children dressed in beekeeping clothing, at a school, along with the school headmaster.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeChemist.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/korsakovs-flight-of-the-bumblebee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T16:48:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/large-scabious-mining-bee-andrena-hattorfiana.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:10:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Andrena-hattorfiana-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large Scabious Mining Bee - Andrena hattorfiana.  A dark, slender bee with a reddish band on the abdomen.  She is feeding on Field Scabious, Knautia arvensis, a pale lilac purple flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_paintedminingbeeandrenafucatafemaleonpinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/lasioglossum-fulvicorne-chalk-furrow-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-22T15:42:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lasioglossum-fulvicorne-chalk-furrow-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Chalk Furrow Bee - Lasioglossum fulvicorne on knapweed.  It&#39;s a dark slender bee with a long abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/lathburys-nomad-bee-nomada-lathburiana.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-08-02T13:41:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-Lathburys-Nomad-bee-Nomada-lathburiana.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a female of Lathbury&#39;s Nomad bee on the sandy soil, Nomada lathburiana</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Goodens Nomad Bee - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-Nomada-lathburiana.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup side view of a male Lathbury&#39;s nomad bee, Nomada lathburiana sitting on a common daisy, Bellis perrennis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nmarshamellafemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a marshams nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/lawns.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T17:11:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee male on white clover, side view.  Clover is perfect for lawns if you want to feed bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Erddigwildflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>colorful wildflower area with daisies, red poppies, yellow corn marigold and blue phacelia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/selfheal200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a single stem of beautiful, purple self heal.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutter-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-18T14:16:11.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>coastal leafcutter bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MegachilemaritimaCoastLeafcutterBeeonRestaharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal leafcutter bee - Megachile maritima foraging on pink restharrow growing in the sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Posterleafcutternote.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>MEME asking gardeners not to spray plants with pesticides if they notice neat segments cut from leaves as it&#39;s likely the work of a leafcutter bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NHMleafcutterbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a twitter conversation between myself as HelpTheBees (no longer active on twitter), the Natural History Museum &#39;Bees Unit&#39; in London, and entomologist, Steven Falk.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutternesthijack.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hollow canes with segments of leaf and bits of pollen outside the entrance of the canes - the leaf segments and pollen have been removed by a leafcutter bee usurping the nest of another</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Leafcutter200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee cutting a neat segment of leaf for constructing nest cells.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeshowingpollenbrush.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A leafcutter bee with its abdomen raised as it forages on purple thistle flower.  The creamy colored pollen brush is easily visible on the abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>silvery leafcutter bee  image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterPollen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Willughby&#39;s leafcutter bee foraging on bedding campanula. An arrow indicated the pollen brush on the underside of the abdomen, which is covered in white pollen from the campanula flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeonthistleorangepollenbrush.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Another leafcutter bee foraging and exposing its pollen brush - this time an orangey ginger color.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/silvery-leafcutter-bee-megachile-leachella-resting.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>silvery leafcutter bee resting on wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leafcutters-in-my-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T19:30:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutters-in-my-garden.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee foraging on purple lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-on-lavendar.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up image of a leafcutter bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leave-alone-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T10:52:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees at a bee hive entrance.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-SWARM-ON-TREE-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An elongated mass of swarming honey bees on a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/leeway-woodwork-shopleewaywoodworkcouk-tel-01737-243225-.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:21:03.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/lessons-from-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-04T18:53:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild honey bee nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Black-Queen-Attendants.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen with workers on capped comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging inside a pale pink geranium flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/lessons-the-1-could-learn-from-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T19:56:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on pink geranium.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on sneezeweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-SWARM-ON-TREE-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Swarm of honey bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/links.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-08-23T14:10:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp or Bee?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/little-blue-carpenter-bee-ceratina-cyanea.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-10-19T16:59:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/little-blue-carpenter-bee-ceratina-cyanea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Little Blue Carpenter Bee Ceratina cyanea - female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-great-banded-furrow-bee-Halictus-scabiosae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Great Banded Furrow Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-blue-carpenter-bee-Ceratina-cyanea.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male Blue Carpenter bee Ceratina cyanea on Oxeye Daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/lucky-man.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-10-01T17:50:14.704940Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/male-vs-female-carpenter-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T15:12:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/valley-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male Valley carpenter bee. an all gold-orange bee with hairy legs and green tinge to the eyes.  This one in flight,</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-black-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female &lt;i&gt;Xylocopa varipunctata&lt;/i&gt; -Valley carpenter bee an all black bee with an iridescent sheen, foraging on lamb&#39;s ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bees-mating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>violet carpenter bees mating, with the smaller male on top of the female.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male Eastern carpenter bee -Xylocopa virginica showing white face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutter300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Carpenter-Mimic Leafcutter Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-eastern-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Eastern Carpenter Bee Xylocopa virginica, showing black face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/manuka-honey-acne.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-06T20:20:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/manuka-honey-mrsa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-19T15:49:51.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/manuka-honey-wound.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T14:04:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/liquidhoney500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>liquid honey on a plate with wooden honey dipper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/maple-syrup-vs-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T09:49:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PollenGranules300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey for hair masks.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/marking-the-queen-with-bee-paint.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:23:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybee-Black-Queen-Attendants.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee queen with workers on cells.  The queen has a white spot of paint on her thorax (upper body).  She is larger than the workers, with a proportionately longer body.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/marshams-nomad-bee-nomada-marshamella.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T14:40:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/marshamsnomadbeeonwall.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Marsham&#39;s nomad bees on a sunny wall.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;i&gt;Nomada marshamella&lt;/i&gt; female about to land, showing a rear view of the body markings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nmarshamellaonwallwithcrevices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Marsham&#39;s nomad bee on a wall.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/marshamsnomadbeefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Marsham&#39;s nomad bee appearing to investigate a possible host nest inside a wall cavity.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeupchocloateminingbeesmating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two Andrena scotica - chocolate mining bees, mating.  Andrena scotica is a target host species of Nomada marshamella.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nmarshamellafemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;i&gt;Nomada marshamella&lt;/i&gt; female on a wall.  She is black and yellow with reddish tinges to antennae and legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/goodensnomadbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Gooden&#39;s nomad bee &lt;i.Nomada goodeniana&lt;/i&gt;.  There is no break in the second yellow segment on the abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/mason-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-06T17:47:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MASON-BEE-NEST.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Red Mason bee peeping out of the entrance of a nest tunnel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female red mason bee, Osmia bicornis resting on stone</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MASON-BEE-MUD.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>entrance to a hollow cane nest tunnel sealed with mud</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Osmia-rufa-mason-bee-mating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bees mating on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MasonBeesMites.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red mason bees mating, but unfortunately infested with mites all over their bodies.  Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MasonBeeNest275.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bug hotel made from a segment of tree trunk and filled with canes, and occupied by mason bees.  Some of the nest entrances in the canes have been sealed with mud by the bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/mead-halls.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-05T15:36:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/mead-in-the-y-gododdin.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-07T16:04:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Mead.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small glass of mead on a table with honey in the background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/meaning-of-honey-from-the-lion-judges-14.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T16:44:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-on-white-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera honey bee on white flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornethead450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hornet on ivy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/samson-with-the-dead-lion-judges-14.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Samson with the carcass of the lion as described in Judges 14</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneycombNatural200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wild honey combs hanging from a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_commabutterfly.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/samson-and-the-lion-judges.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Samson And The Lion - Judges 1414</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/samson-and-the-lion-medieval-illustration.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Samson and the lion, Medieval illustration</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/fresh-honey-comb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Fresh, light-golden honeycomb showing hexagonal shaped cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/megachilidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T12:40:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Little-Dark-Bee-Stelis-breviuscula-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Little Dark Bee Stelis breviuscula female, sitting on wood, side view.  This is a small, slender bee with fringes of pale hairs on each segment of the abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Megachile maritima foraging on pink rest harrow flower growing from the sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Heriadestruncorum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small Heriades truncorum perched on a finger</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-cleptoparsite-Sharp-bellied-bee-Coelioxys-acanthura.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female cleptoparsite Sharp-abdomen Sharp-bellied bee, Coelioxys acanthura</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Osmia-rufa-mason-bee-mating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red mason bees mating on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Anthidium manicatum on Lamb&#39;s ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/melittidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-10T14:55:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dasypoda-hirtipes-pantaloon-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A pantaloon bee at a sandy nest burrow entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-Yellow-Loosestrife-Bee-Macropis-Europaea.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up with good view of the face of a male Yellow Loosestrife Bee, Macropis Europaea</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Melitta-tricincta-red-bartsia-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Melitta tricincta red bartsia bee female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/menu-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:06:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey banded mining bee - Andrena denticulata on pale pink beach aster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/springwintermenu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Garden Restaurant A La Carte winter spring menu for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SpringSummerMenu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Garden Restaurant A La Carte spring - summer menu for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AutumnWinterMenu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Garden Restaurant Autumn - winter  menu for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/summerAutumMeny.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Garden Restaurant A La Carte spring - summer to Autumn menu for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/mining-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-27T12:17:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/redgirdledminingbeefemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red Girdled Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatapaintedminingbeepinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted Mining Bee on rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buffishminingbeefemaleonleaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buffish Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Female-Heather-mining-bee-Andrena-fuscipes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Heather Mining Bee on heather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Andrena-Dorsata-Female.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena dorsata female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy Mining Bee on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Andrena-hattorfiana-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large Scabious Mining Bee - Andrena hattorfiana on flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeupchocloateminingbeesmating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bees mating</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Andrena-barbilabris-sandpit-mining-bee-female.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sandpit Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AndrenaNitidaGreyPatchedMiningBeeApril2017500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey Patched Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeup-shot-of-a-female-groove-faced-mining-bee-Andrena-angustior.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Groove-faced mining bee Andrena angustior, close up side shot</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tawny-mining-bee350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tawny Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenahaemorrhoa_orangetailedminingbee_small.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-tailed Mining Bee on catkin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tawny-mining-bee-female.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a dark reddish ginger female Tawny mining bee – &lt;i&gt;Andrena fulva&lt;/I&gt; on a lichen covered branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Grey-backed-mining-bee-Andrema-vaga.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-backed Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/missing-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T18:06:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/packagedcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honey comb packaged for sale</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASborder400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>summer garden border for bees with lupins, larkspur and many other bee friendly flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apismelliferaforagingonpurpleloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on  purple loosestrife flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pollinator field margin in autumn with sunflowers still visible</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/EOWilsonQuote.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>quote by E. O. Wilson</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/missingbees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T09:42:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-drinking.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee drinking guttation excretion from the top of a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/graph-honey-France500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey production in France in decline from 1994 onwards</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths-pesticides.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bees on the ground at the base of the hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead bees at the hive entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee drinking guttation excretion from the side of a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/most-docile-wasp.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-09-28T16:54:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoid-wasp-attacks-green-caterpillar.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>parasitoid wasp attacks and paratisizes a green caterpillar host</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-wolf-wasp-female-carrying-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee wolf Philanthus female carrying bee pry</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoid-wasp-attacking-parasitizing-a-caterpillar.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>parasitoid wasp attacks and paratisizes a dark brown caterpillar host</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-at-a-picnic-eating-jam.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasps eating jam from a small dish at a picnic table</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/most-painful-insect-stings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-11T15:14:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bullet-ant-paraponera-clavata.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a small, dark-coloured Bullet ant, Paraponera clavata, sitting on a green leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/mountain-grassland-journal.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T17:04:59.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/mourning-bees-melecta.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-10-05T12:17:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/melecta-albifrons-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Square-spotted Mourning Bee, Melecta luctulosa, foraging on a yellow flower, probably a dandelion or similar. This bee is mostly black with white markings on the outer edges of the abdomen and whitish grey thorax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-cleptoparsite-Sharp-bellied-bee-Coelioxys-acanthura.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female cleptoparsite Sharp-abdomen Sharp-bellied bee, Coelioxys acanthura</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/my-friends-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2014-02-06T10:20:37.929016Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/my-garden-needs-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:21:16.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/my-website.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-06T17:52:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseaholly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on spikey, jewel blue sea holly flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeerearview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wool carder bee male on lamb&#39;s ear - rear view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on a vibrant orange sneeze weed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/national-bee-unit.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T10:42:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ChronicBeeParalVirus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>view of FERA slide - clear impact of chronic bee paralysis 14%</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nosema53Neg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>view of FERA slide - 53% Nosema negative”</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/natural-bee-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T10:44:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a gingery coloured common carder bee in flight, links to page Do bumble bee nest boxes work?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/natural-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T17:06:05.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoid-articles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-04-05T13:14:02.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoid-ban-france.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T11:35:18.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoid-impairs-honey-bee-flight.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T11:39:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-drinking-guttation.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee drinking guttation on leaf stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoid-pesticides-and-human-health.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T11:44:34.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoid-pesticides-and-non-target-insects.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:46:54.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-and-disease-in-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T14:39:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-and-varroa-mite.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T13:40:25.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-deformed-wing-virus-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T12:14:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-environment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:42:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dose for dose, neonicotinoids are more toxic for bees than DDT.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ag-lobbying-eu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Who lobbies the EU most?  Agri business.  Source:  Corporate Euroope.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths-pesticides485.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dead honey bees on the ground by a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-more-toxic-for-bees-than-DDT.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T12:28:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dose for dose neonicotinoids are more toxic for bees than DDT</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-not-banned.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T16:44:13.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-not-properly-tested.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T12:34:40.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-pose-risk-for-honey-bees-without-consistent-crop-yield-benefit.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T12:35:55.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/neonicotinoids-snapshot.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:10:16.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/nomad-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-22T15:38:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-Lathburys-Nomad-bee-Nomada-lathburiana.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lathbury&#39;s Nomad Bee - Nomada lathburiana</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gooden&#39;s nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A waspish looking yellow and black Nomada marshamella female resting on ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/fielddiggerwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field digger wasp foraging on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadaPanzeri.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Panzer&#39;s nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/marshams_nomad_bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Marsham&#39;s nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nomada-ruficornis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Fork-Jawed Nomad Bee - Nomada ruficornis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Flavous_nomad_bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flavous Nomad Bee - Nomada flava - female, lurks outside the nest of a potential target host.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_flavousnomadbeebyhostnestentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flavous nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dusky-horned-nomad-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dusky-horned Nomad Bee, Nomada bifasciata</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadasexfasciata.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>six banded nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/nosema-and-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T14:07:06.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/oil-collecting-bees-macropis.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-17T16:39:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Apismelliferaworkerinrosewithfullpollenbaskets.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee with full pollen baskets on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/necrophagabees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees eating meat - a dead lizard.  Image links to a page about bees that eat meat.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-europaea-yellow-loosestrife-bee-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Yellow Loosestrife Bee, Macropis europaea, sitting on a flower bud, side view.  The male is paler with a brownish tinge to the hair.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Macropis_nuda_female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macropis nuda female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-europaea-yellow-loosestrife-bee-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macropis europaea foraging on a yellow loosestrife flower.   This bee is a female. 
 She is black bee with visible white hairs on the hind and front legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-patellata.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macropis patellata female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/open-letter-to-American-beekeepers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T14:10:43.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/orchids-and-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-11T13:40:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/organic-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-21T14:02:50.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/organic-garden-directory-uk.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T13:33:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees in small spaces</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/organic-garden-seeds.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T15:21:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Growing fruit and veg with help from the bees!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee queen foraging on blue muscari</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/organic-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T16:39:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeydippercombhoneyandcinnamon.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>comb honey, honey dipper and cinnamon sticks</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonramsonswildgarlic.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on wild garlic (Ramsons).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/packagedcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Packaged honeycomb.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee and Prairies mallow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee foraging on a rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoney500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>soft set honey on a spoon</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonpinkgeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging in a pink geranium flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/organic-plants-and-seeds-from-bee-happy-plants.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T15:26:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHappyPlantsButterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>comma butterfly</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHappyOutdoorSarah.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sarah at her bee happy plants stand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHappyPlantsBeepic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bees foraging</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHappyPlants150.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee happy plants logo</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/organic-vegetable-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:17:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foodcropspollinatedbybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>courgettes, onions and a pumpkin - all of these vegetables come from a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonKale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees love kale!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomatoes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cherry tomatoes in a rectangular dish on an ornate metal garden table</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/osmia-mason-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-04-15T15:58:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-Blue-mason-bee-Osmia-caerulescens.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup of Osmia caerulescens blue mason bee female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red mason bee resting on the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/osmia-lignaria-blue-orchard-mason-bee-nest-larvae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A row of 3 horizontal nest cells with pollen provision and 3 grub like, whitish coloured larvae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-spined-mason-bee-osmia-spinulosa-macro-shot.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macro shot of a male spined mason bee, Osmia spinulosa, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Osmia-rufa-mason-bee-mating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red Mason Bee - Osmia bicornis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Red-tailed-Mason-Bee-Osmia-Bicolor.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-tailed Mason Bee - Osmia Bicolor</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pesticide-studies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-07T15:41:32.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/phil-chandler.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-03T11:20:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a top bar hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WBCHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A WBC hive - the type of hive Phil first started beekeeping with.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PhilChandler.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Phil Chandler.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pictures-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:33:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-opium-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on opium poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee (&lt;i&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/i&gt;) on solidago (golden rod)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-hypericum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on hypericum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Honeybeepic300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on winter heather.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeupchocloateminingbeesmating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Chocolate mining bees mating</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plant-heathers-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-03T15:07:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonEricaFeb2019.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on purple heather in february</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonheather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on white heather - Erica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on white heather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plant-hollyhocks-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-09T18:35:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-lupin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tall purple lupin flower with link which leads to page &#39;Bees Love Lupins&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees foraging on pink hollyhock flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pink hollyhock in my garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee flying toward hollyhock flower.  the hollyhock is white, tinged with pink and has a dark pink center</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinyellowhollyhockflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on apricot colored hollyhock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bumble bee inside pink hollyhock flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on deep pink dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plant-pollination-process.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T16:45:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on knapweed with a fine dusting of pollen on its furry coat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/diagram-pollination-process.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the pollination process, movement of a pollen grain down through the style and into the ovary.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeandflyonhydrangea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a honey bee foraging on blue hydrangea flowers, linking to a page about honey bee pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the labelled reproductive parts of the flower including anther, style, filament, stigma and ovary.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plant-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T15:27:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>diagram illustrating the reproductive parts of a flower - in this case a lily</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plantable-seed-on-pack-label.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:21:23.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/planting-wildflowers-helps-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T12:33:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery coloured common carder bumble bee foraging on knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowerpollinatorverge.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wildflowers along with trees and hedgerows provide excellent pollinator habitats.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/plantwildflowersforbees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Once created, wildflower areas are generally low maintenance, typically requiring mowing only twice per year.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Erddigwildflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>colourful wildflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Pollinator verge in late autumn, with sunflowers seed heads ready to ripen and feed the birds.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plants-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-19T15:43:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red and black Bloomed furrow bee (male) on Solidago (golden rod).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees and a fly on yellow Helianthus</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PaintedLadyButterflyonConeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted lady orange, white, light brown and black butterfly on deep pink Coneflower - &lt;i&gt;Echinacea&lt;/&gt;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful bumble bee on deep pink coloured Scabious (Pincushion Flower).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwallflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees on yellow wallflowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootedflowerbeemalefeedingonlungwortpulmonaria.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery coloured Hairy Footed Flower Bee (male) on pinkish-purply Pulmonaria.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on white winter heather flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plants-for-nectar-flow.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-13T10:27:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-foraging-on-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees and purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/appletreeinblossom.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>apple tree blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HoneybeeWinterflowersforbeesDaphnebholua.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink daphne flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on deep pink plume thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeoncaliforniapoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on yellow California poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plants-that-attract-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T14:46:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonhosta.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on pale mauve Hosta flower growing beneath a tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Talacre-poppies.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dry, sandy coastal banks and dunes showing oriental poppies and various grasses.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonvariegatedgeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera foraging upside down on white and mauve variegated geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeForagingonBeachAster.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white-tailed bumble bee foraging on pink sea aster flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/plants-to-attract-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T16:43:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-manuka-bush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on manuka bush.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondaphnebholuaJaquilinePostillinwinter.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on a cluster of pale pink daphne &#39;Jaqueline Postill&#39; flowers.  This shrub has waxy green leaves.  It flowers in winter, and is very fragrant.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-love-roses.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on Rosa rugosa.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenahaemorrhoa_orangetailedminingbee_small.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-tailed mining bee on willow catkin.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flowerborderwithrudbeckia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image of a bee-friendly flower border with echinacea, rudbeckia and eryngium</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-hypericum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on yellow flower of Hypericum bush.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild honey bee nest in tree trunk.  The opening appears as a kind of vertical slit or gash in the tree trunk</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeEscallonia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on Escallonia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollen-analysis-of-honey-melissopalynology.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-12T12:58:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cutcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Buying Tips</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/natural-comb-honey-and-dipper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural comb honey and honey dipper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/rustic-honey-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rustic jar of honey with slabs of honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollen-beetle-thresholds.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T09:33:17.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonheliantus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How long do bumble bee nests last?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eonicotinoids are more toxic for bees than DDT.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollenbeetlethreshold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>data shows farmers apply insecticide even when they do not need to</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollen-count-today.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:22:22.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollen-stain-removal.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:33:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to remove pollen stains.  Pink lily with exposed pollen anthers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollination-of-flowers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:55:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Characteristics of a wind pollinated flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pink hemp agrimony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterPollen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee approaching purple campanula flowers.  The bee has pale whitish cream colored pollen on the underside of its abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink hollyhock flower, and its furry body has lots of pollen grains on it</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T13:31:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram Of Flower Pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/pollinators-and-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T09:47:34.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/positive-messages.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:51:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenahaemorrhoa_orangetailedminingbee_small.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-tailed mining bee feeding on willow catkin.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeflyingtowardwildgarlic.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red mason bee flying toward wild garlic.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PesticideThresholdChart.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>data shows insecticides have been over-used, because they have been used when level of infestation has been low.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandhoverflyonperenniasunflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee (and hover fly) on helianthus.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalleafcutterbee600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal leafcutter bee foraging on restharrow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/prevent-bee-stings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T16:57:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spaniel lying in the grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeNestsignbod.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees are not aggressive and can be left alone.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/princess-of-wales-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-06-23T12:26:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/princessofwalesbeekeeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Princess of Wales beekeeping dressed in a beekeeping suit photograph by Matt Porteous</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/katemiddletonbeekeepinginNorfolkEngland.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Princess of Wales Kate Middleton tending bees dressed in a beekeeping suit</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/quick-sting-relief.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:21:27.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/quiz.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T11:02:30.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/racoon-proof-bumble-bee-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T11:04:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumble_bee_house.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden nest box in the corner of a shed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumble_bee_house_entrance.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>entrance to the bee box from the shed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/recipes-using-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:21:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey and spoon on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoney500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Spoon of soft set honey being taken from a jar.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cocktailbeesknees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee&#39;s knees cocktail</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/red-shanked-carder-bee-bombus-ruderarius.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-18T17:18:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeonwhiteScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus ruderarius - red-shanked carder bee (male) on a white pin cushion flower.  he is black with an orangey tail and there are a few pale hairs on the thorax close to the head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a Bombus ruderarius - Red-shanked Carder Bee (queen) on a pale yellow zinnia flower.  She is black with a orangey red tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/red-tailled-mason-bee-osmia-bicolor.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T18:29:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/regulators-violated-the-law-by-approving-neonicotinodis.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T11:10:18.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/regulatory-tests-for-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T11:11:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ag-lobbying-eu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>From Corporate Europe - the Agrochemicals industry were the biggest spenders lobbying the EU over TTIP.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-deaths-pesticides.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dead honey bees outside a hive.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/relocate-bee-nest-in-the-ground.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T15:45:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/miningbeesground.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>patch of bare ground and the location of mining bee nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/remove-wasps-without-killing.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T16:52:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WapsNestinAttic2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ball shaped sandy coloured wasp nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/rent-a-beehive.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T10:55:25.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/rentahive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a group of beekeepers of mixed ages</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ChildRentahive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>child in a beekeeping outfit</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/rescuing-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T12:23:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beecaughtbyspider.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>It was too late to rescue this bee - already wrapped up by the spider.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeinSpiderWeb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Spider with its prey - an unfortunate bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beautiful bumble bee on lavender.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/restriction-of-neonicotinoids-to-non-flowering-crops.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T11:48:47.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/robber-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:25:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees at a hive entrance.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/royal-jelly.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-28T16:12:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/sage-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-29T13:37:37.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/chunks-of-comb-honey-and-jar.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chunks of honey and honey in a jar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/sandpit-mining-bee-andrena-barbilabris.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-12T16:09:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sandpit-mining-bee-Andrena-barbilabris.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena barbilabris foraging on a dandelion head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SandpitMiningBeeFemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena barbilabris on a pink rose, a slender, brownish bee, with pale tufts of hair at the corner of each eye</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sandpit-mining-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena barbilabris with its head poked into a dandelion head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Andrena-barbilabris-sandpit-mining-bee-female.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena barbilabris foraging on a dandelion head - another view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sandpit-mining-bee-on-dandelion.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Andrena barbilabris, this time on a yellow dandelion growing out of the sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SandpitMiningBeeFemaleAndrenaBarbilabris.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>another image of Andrena barbilabris foraging on a pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/save-bees-not-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:20:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/UKFarmersAndBrexit.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>letter from a farmer to a newspaper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>National strategy for pollinators.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pollinator margin in a Norfolk field, England</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/save-the-bees-bee-happy-bee-kind-car-stickers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T15:49:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_sticker_sheet.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy!&#39; car sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NewZealandFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>New zealand flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/canadianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>canada flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/usFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>USA flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_and_flower_sheet_of_stickers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee and flower sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&#39;Save the bees - plant more flowers!&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind&#39; car sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AustralianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Australia flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/UNIONfLAG.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>UK flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/save-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T14:50:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a conopid fly on pink hemp agrimony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Posterleafcutternote.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a meme illustrating that circular, neat holes cut into leaves are made by leafcutter bees, but this activity will not harm the plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeystick.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wooden honey dipper covered in runny honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-hypericum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on yellow hypericum flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GardenersHollowStems.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a meme explaining that it is best not to burn plant stalks in autumn and winter - instead, leave them at the back of the garden if they have to be cut - they may have tiny bees hibernating inside</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white hydrangea flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MasonBeeNest275.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>occupied mason bee house made with a hollowed out section of log and garden canes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/scientist-charles-henry-turner-black-history-month.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-07T17:03:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/charles-henry-turner.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Charles Henry Turner, black and white photo portrait.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/self-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T14:57:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram Of Flower Pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flyondandelion.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small fly on a yellow dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-orchid.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pink Bee Orchid - Ophrys apifera.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/shade-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T16:46:31.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonZollyinFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Honey bees on yellow Mahonia flowers in February</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-astrantia-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small bee on Astrantia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeinsidefoxglovefloret.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bees visiting dark pink flowers on the tall stem of common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BluebellWoods500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sunny glade with bluebells, and with a little shade, as it&#39;s surrounded by trees, and a hawthorn tree in the middle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bluebellwood.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a shaded bluebell woodland, that has visits from bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeonwildgarlicramsons.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A mason bee foraging on a cluster of white flowers of wild garlic - this plant thrives in wooded areas.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee visiting a purple geranium flower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferahoneybeeonhollyilexflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee on small, pale variegated holly flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeoncampanulabellflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on pale lilac bell-flower, Campanula in a shady part of the garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonrhodendroninFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on pink Rhododendron</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Male-Ivy-Bee-Colletes-hederae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male Colletes hederae - ivy bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-in-crocus.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bee inside a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hairy footed flower bee female, on the pinkish purple flowers of pulmonaria.  The female bee is a black, fuzzy, roundish bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woodlandwithbluebeels.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bluebells in the woodland close to my home.  There are quite a few bees in this woodland, despite the shady areas.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/shareahive.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2014-04-10T16:58:59.087757Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/shop-greeting-cards.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-02T17:29:29.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthdayGarden.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>happy birthday card - bees and flowers a</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeMineValentineCard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee giving a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NewZealandFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>New zealand flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Anniversary.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>anniversary card - love heart and 2 bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ForYou.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee giving a flower &#39;for you&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AustralianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Australia flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/UNIONfLAG.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>UK flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/stgeorgecard.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>st george&#39;s day card with shield of st george and bee carrying a red rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthday.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>happy birthday card - 2 bees sitting on flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Davids.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>st david&#39;s day greeting card with 3 bees and daffodils</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Paddy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>st patricks day card - bees and clover on a green love heart with dark green background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/usFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>USA flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/canadianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>canada flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeautiful.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee giving a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mothersday.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>happy mothers day card with a young bee giving mummy bee a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WithLoveOnValentine.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee carrying a love heart</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ThinkingOfYou.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee sitting on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ILoveYouMum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mothers day card with 2 bees sitting on flowers - a mummy be and a baby bee &#39;I love you mum&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BDayHeart.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>happy birthday card - bees and flowers and love heart</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/shop-t-shirts.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T11:19:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ILoveBeesGirls.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>i love bees kids t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Picture2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>save the bees t shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/heartandbees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>purple bees and love heart kids t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NewZealandFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>New zealand flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/canadianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>canada flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/usFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>USA flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sunflowershirt.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee and sunflower  t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeGardenGirls.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees and flowers kids t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SoManyFlowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees and flowers  t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHappyLady.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee happy  t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sunflowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 sunflowers and bees kids  t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FlowerGift.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 bees and flowers  t-shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AustralianFlag.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Australia flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/UNIONfLAG.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>UK flag</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/shop.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T14:43:57.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DavidHeaFBeekeeper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book - bee friendly beekeeper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/heartandbees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee themed t shirt</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthday1.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>greeting card</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/short-fringed-mining-bee-andrena-dorsata.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-27T14:35:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/short-fringed-mining-bee-female-on-yellow-flower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Short fringed mining bee female on yellow flower - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-hairs-from-abdomen-and-thorax.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comparison of different hairs of bees, the first a smooth hair, the next a spiral, and 3 further &#39;plumose&#39; type hairs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Andrena-Dorsata-Female.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female short fringed mining bee on wood, side view.
A slim bee with ginger thorax, dark abdomen with pale fringes forming &#39;lines&#39; across the abdomen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/short-fringed-mining-bee-Andrena-dorsata-male.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Short-fringed Mining Bee - Andrena Dorsata male</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/should-all-insecticides-be-banned.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T14:20:26.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/six-impossible-things-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:08:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowersatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wildflower area including daisies and poppies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SixAmazingFactsAboutBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a close up shot of the face of a honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/smoker.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-10T10:24:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/sociality-in-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-07-17T18:17:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Augochlora-pura.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close-up of an Augochlora pura metallic green sweat bee resting on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Halictus-rubicundus-Orange-legged-furrow-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee, Halictus rubicundus on devil&#39;s-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Melipona-quadrifasciata.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Melipona quadrifasciata, social species that live in several regions of Brazil.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Xylocopa-virginica-foraging.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Xylocopa virginica foraging on a pink flower, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/solitary-bees-ted-benton-review.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-03T11:16:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red mason bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalleafcutterbee600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>coastal leafcutter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/solitary-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-15T11:42:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wool carder bee on lamb&#39;s ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee at nest entrance of target host species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeesLeafcutter.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee cutting a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenterbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>black violet carpenter bee on small purple flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/andrenahaemorrhoa_orangetailedminingbee_small.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-tailed mining bee feeding on willow catkin.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MASON-BEE300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bee peeping out of cane nest tunnel entrance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ashy mining bee female on dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hairy footed flower bee female on pumonaria</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutterwithleafsegment300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter mimic leaf cutter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/LasioglossumSmeathmanellum500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Smeathman’s furrow bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/closeupchocloateminingbeesmating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bees mating</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/sphecodes-blood-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T15:28:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-girdled-mining-bee-andrena-labiata-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red-girdled Mining Bee (&lt;i&gt;Andrena labiata&lt;/i&gt;) - male is similar appearance to the blood bee, with red and black abdomen, although there are conspicuous white hairs on the face.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Goodensnomadbeenomadagoodeniananforaging.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp or Bee?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Sphecodes-albilabris-giant-blood-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sphecodes albilabris - giant blood bee, inspecting the nest site of a potential host.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Sphecodesalbilabrisimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A &lt;i&gt;Sphecodes albilabris&lt;/i&gt; resting on sandy soil.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/spined-mason-bee-osmia-spinulosa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-04-17T11:29:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-spined-mason-bee-osmia-spinulosa-macro-shot.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macro shot of a male spined mason bee, Osmia spinulosa, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/FalkFieldGuideToBees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field Guide to the Bees of Great Britain and Ireland (Field Guides)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/spined-mason-bee-osmia-spinulosa-female-on-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spined mason bee, Osmia spinulosa female on hawksbit</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/spiritual-meaning-and-symbolism-of-butterflies-dreams.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-07-04T13:03:35.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/stenotritidae-bee-family.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-31T17:15:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Ctenocolletes-tigris-male.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ctenocolletes tigris male courtsey of Sarah McCaffrey, Museum Victoria , Wikipedia Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-of-the-world.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees Of The World by Laurence Packer book cover featuring coloured images of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/stingless-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-16T13:19:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/necrophagabees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees feeding on a dead lizard</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/StinglessBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Small, dark stingless bee on a yellow flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/structure-of-a-social-wasp-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T15:46:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspNestSegment.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The nest cells constructed by wasps look grey and papery, yet they have structure, and the cells are symmetrical and constructed with preciseness in the shape of hexagons, like wax honeycomb cells.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestintreeMarked.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp nest hanging from a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestbottomsection.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>View of the wasp nest showing greyish layers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-wolf-wasp-female-carrying-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee wolf Philanthus female carrying bee pry</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WaspNestDS.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Segment of the nest found by Deirdre, showing the papery structure of the hexagonal nest cells that look a bit like honey combs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oak-apple-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oak apple gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NestCorridors.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Layers of hexagonal cells are stuck together with spaces in between them that wasps can walk between.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/submit-your-cause-or-campaign.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2019-08-30T15:26:12.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/sugar-content-of-nectar.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-05-31T13:40:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_bumblebeeonrosebaywillowherb.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee, Bombus lapidarius, foraging on clover.  This is a black bee with a deep red tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/summers-end.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-08-29T12:35:06.385491Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/support.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-27T12:11:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees love clover!</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeHeader.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bee foraging on oregano, links to page called: 5 Reasons To Protect Bumble Bees And Their Nests</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lars-chittka-quote-the-mmind-of-a-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&#39;We owe the bees.  Act accordingly&#39;. quote from Lars Chittka, The Mind Of A Bee </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/swarmingbees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-05T16:22:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee swarm on tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeequeenwithattendantworkerhoneybees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen with worker honey bee attendants</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-and-queen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee queen and her retinue of workers gathered in a circle around her</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SWARM-300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee swarm hanging from a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/systemic-pesticides.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T15:30:31.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/tarantula-hawk-wasp.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-20T16:35:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-and-spider.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tarantula hawk wasp and spider</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-and-honey-bee-foraging-on-milkweed-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tarantula hawk wasp and honey bee foraging on milkweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beautiful dark iridescent blue Tarantula hawk wasp female with orange wings, on 
 the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oak-apple-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oak apple gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornets-are-yellowjacket-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>baldfaced hornets are a type of yellowjacket wasp.  This one rests on wood</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/tawny-mining-bee-andrena-fulva.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T11:07:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grey-banded Mining Bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadaPanzeri.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nomada panzeri (Panzer&#39;s nomad bee) in flight</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tawny-mining-bee350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tawny mining bee – Andrena fulva on ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The bee-fly, Bombylius major, showing its long, out-stretched tongue.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tawny-mining-bee-female.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tawny Mining bee – Andrena fulva resting on a mossy twig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/termite-killer-harm-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-02T16:47:13.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-bee-body.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-26T15:19:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/close-up-bee-face.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>macro shot of the face of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-spined-mason-bee-osmia-spinulosa-macro-shot.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macro shot of a male spined mason bee, Osmia spinulosa, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee - what does a bee brain look like</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/drawing-wings-of-the-honey-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee wings pencil drawing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-have-hairy-eyes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees have hairy eyes Photograph, with thanks to Isaias Sanchez</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/head-of-female-osmia-spinulosa.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macroshot of the head and face of spined mason bee, Osmia spinulosa </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-drone.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera drone honey bee, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-anatomy-labelled.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee with labels naming body parts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-tongue-illustration.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tongue and head of the honey bee - Apis mellifera drawing illustration</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/central-nervous-system-of-the-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>do bees have a central nervous system? central nervous system of the honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/mandibles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_mandibles1.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/buff-tailed-mining-bee-andrena-humilis-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Buff-tailed mining bee, Andrena humilis male with conspicuous &#39;moustache&#39; facial hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Anatomy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honeybeeanatomygraphic.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-red-girdled-mining-bee-andrena-labiata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red girdled mining bee Andrena labiata male, side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/middle-leg-of-a-honey-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>middle leg of a honey bee, anatomical sketch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/digestive-system-of-a-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>digestive system of a bee alimentary canal</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-antennae-sections-labelled-image.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee antennae labelled image showing scape, pedicel and flagellum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-bee-face-close-up.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T16:27:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-Yellow-Loosestrife-Bee-Macropis-Europaea.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up with good view of the face of a male Yellow Loosestrife Bee, Macropis Europaea</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-digestive-system.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee digestive system</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-Patchwork-leafcutter-bee-Megachile-centuncularis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup with a good view of the face of a female Patchwork leafcutter bee, Megachile centuncularis, sitting in a pink Cosmos flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>eastern carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-Lathburys-nomad-bee-Nomada-lathburiana.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup showing the face of a male Lathbury&#39;s nomad bee, Nomada lathburiana sitting on a common daisy, Bellis perrennis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-Patchwork-leafcutter-bee-Megachile-centuncularis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male Patchwork leafcutter bee, Megachile centuncularis showing close up of face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/labelled-image-of-a-bee-face-close-up.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>labelled photo of a bee face close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-face-drawing-diagram-labelled.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee face drawing, labelled diagram showing facial features of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/face-of-the-honey-bee-close-up.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Face of the honey bee close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-antennae-sections-labelled-image.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee antennae labelled image showing scape, pedicel and flagellum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-bee-friendly-beeke.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T15:39:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DavidHeaFBeekeeper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bee-friendly Beekeeper by Dr David Heaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenest.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild honey bee nest in tree trunk.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on sneezeweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-bee-friendly-beekeeper.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-06-03T11:25:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonIceplantSedum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/DavidHeaFBeekeeper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bee-friendly Beekeeper by Dr David Heaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on sneezeweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on heather.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-bees-in-your-backyard.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-25T20:53:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wagglediagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey Bee Waggle Dance</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalLeafcutterBeecompressedimage.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>coastal leafcutter bee foraging on pink restharrow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Flavous_nomad_bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeforagingonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>leafcutter bee on thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-different-jobs-of-worker-honey-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T16:15:46.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen, drone and worker bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-eye-and-antenna-head-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of bee head showing antennae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on vibrant orange sneezeweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworkeronwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on white bryony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-festooning-on-a-frame.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera - honey bees festooning  on a frame</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-flight-of-the-bumblebee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-10T16:35:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeredtailedmaleonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male red tailed bumble bee on hemp agrimony links to introduction page about bumble bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonrosebaywillowherb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink rosebay willow herb flower - clicking image leads to page &#39;should I write bumblebee as one word or two&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery coloured bumble bee (Bombus pascuorum) in flight toward raspberry flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying pale pink toward holly hock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on lavender - links to page about why bumble bees fly against windows</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-greater-honeyguide-bird.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-10-05T11:09:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a view of a bee fly from above showing outstretched proboscis (tongue) - image links to page about natural enemies of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/european-bee-eaters-merops-apiaster.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European bee eaters Merops apiaster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-importance-of-hedgerows-for-biodiversity-and-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-19T13:25:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/alderbuckthorn.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Alder Buckthorn</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HollyBlueonAlderBuckthorn.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flowering shrubs provide food for bees and other pollinators, including butterflies.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-lives-of-bees-grozinger-patch.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-09-12T09:01:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/spurred-ceratina--book-image.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spurred ceratina Lives of Bees book image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-lives-of-bees-book-review-grozinger-patch.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the lives of bees Grozinger Patch book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oil-collecting-bee-book-image.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oil collecting bee lives of bees book image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-lives-of-butterflies-by-david-james-and-david-lohman.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-08T16:23:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflies-mating-chapter-book-lives-of-butterflies.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>butterflies mating section from The Lives Of Butterflies book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-lives-of-butterflies-book-cover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover the lives of butterflies by James and Lohman</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Gyas-Jewelmark-butterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gyas Jewelmark butterfly from The Lives Of Butterflies book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-lives-of-butterflies-book.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside The Lives Of Butterflies book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/inside-the-lives-of-butterflies-book.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>inside  The Lives Of Butterflies book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-meaning-of-bees-in-dreams.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-04-19T11:12:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/swarm-of-honey-bees-attached-to-a-tree-branch.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>swarmof honey bees attached high in a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comb-honey-photograph.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-mind-of-a-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-07T15:37:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees are superorganisms - a honey bee swarm on a branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Mind Of A Bee - book by Lars Chittka</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/what-its-like-to-be-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>what its like to be a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-spiritual-meaning-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-02T09:18:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>two honey bees foraging on pink centaurea flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornethead450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hornet on ivy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-strange-disappearance-of-the-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T13:44:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/the-super-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-19T14:43:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworkeronwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee - Apis mellifera on white bryony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeandflyonhydrangea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a honey bee foraging on blue hydrangea flowers, linking to a page about honey bee pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/tiktok-frozen-honey-challenge.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-05T13:46:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneyandpancake.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey being drizzled onto a pancake on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/tom-theobald-video.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-10T18:52:08.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/tom-theobald.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:13:39.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/top-bar-bee-hive-plans.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T17:28:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a top bar bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/top-bar-hives.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T09:38:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wild honey bee nest in tree.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TopBarHive300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a top bar hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/toxic-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T14:06:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaworker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Here, a honey bee worker is foraging on a wild rose (not toxic).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/trapped-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T14:44:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a conopid fly on pink hemp agrimony</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beecaughtbyspider.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee caught by a spider</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink scabious flower links to page about how to help bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Helichrysum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on orange straw flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-terrestris-on-Linaria-purpurea300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/treating-bee-stings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T12:58:15.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/tualang-honey-vs-manuka-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-20T13:58:23.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/types-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-06T17:55:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dasypoda-hirtipes-pantaloon-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dasypoda hirtipes - pantaloon bee, at the entrance of its nest burrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MegachilemaritimaCoastLeafcutterBeeonRestaharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal leaf cutter bee on a pink restharrow flower growing through the sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonhollyhock.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a a pink holly hock flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lasioglossum-fulvicorne-chalk-furrow-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lasioglossum fulvicorne - chalk furrow bee male, foraging on pink knapweed flower.  This is a small, black, slender bee with relatively long antennae.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern Carpenter Bee foraging on pale pink flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eucera-longicornis-male-on-wild-sage-flowers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eucera longicornis male on bluish-purple wild sage flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatafemalepaintedminingbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted mining bee Andrena furcata on pale pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Male-Ivy-Bee-Colletes-hederae.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Male Colletes hederae - ivy bee, on ivy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-short-sharptail-bee-Coelioxys-afra.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a Female Short Sharptail bee Coelioxys afra.  This is a greyish bee with some very dark, black coloring on the thorax and head.  The tip of the abdomen is pointed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Face of a beautiful wool carder bee.  The bees is sitting on the plant Lamb&#39;s Ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red mason bee resting on the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadagoodeniana.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nomad bee, Nomada goodeniana lurks outside a potential host nest burrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female Halictus rubicundus, Orange-legged Furrow Bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-resin-bee-heriades-crenulatus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a female small resin bee, Heriades crenulatus, resting on the ground. This is a small, black bee with short pale, whitish hairs at each abdominal segment.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-europaea-yellow-loosestrife-bee-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macropis europaea - yellow loosestrife bee female, on the yellow flower of its preferred flower.  This is a small, dark bee with notably bushy, pale pollen brushes on the hind legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Sphecodes-albilabris-giant-blood-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sphecodes albilabris giant blood bee, at the entrance of a target host.  This otherwise black bee has a red abdomen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Two honeybees foraging on dark pink knapweed flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleanthorphoarplumipesonlungwort.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>female hairy footed flower bee feeding on purple-pink lungwort.  The female is a dark, black fuzzy bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hylaeus-communis-common-yellow-face-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hylaeus communis - the common yellow-face bee (also known as yellow masked bee)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/little-blue-carpenter-bee-ceratina-cyanea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Little blue carpenter bee, Ceratina cyanea.  This is a small, metallic colored bee in a bluish green shade.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/types-of-bees-pin-a.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Types Of Bees Pin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/types-of-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-03T15:41:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeFeedingOnHoneyDew.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee feeding on aphid honey dew. Photograph supplied by Valerie Nicolson.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofrunnyhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>runnyhoneyandspoon.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/packagedcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Packaged comb honey.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cutcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A jar of cut comb or &#39;chunk&#39; honey.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoneyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>To make a soft set honey, beekeepers have to control the granulation process.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/types-of-propolis.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-04T16:02:09.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-cake.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax cake</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-working-with-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees working with propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/types-of-wasp.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-01T11:59:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/thread-waisted-wasp-prionyx-kirbii-asleep.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup thread-waisted wasp Prionyx kirbii asleep grasping a twig with mandibles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/torymid-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tiny metallic green torymid wasp with red eyes, on a green leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornet-Vespa-crabro-and-social-wasp-yellow-jacket-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet  Vespa crabro warns off a social wasp (yellow jacket) from sweet food source</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ruby-tailed-wasp-chrysis-ignita.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup on the colorful ruby-tailed wasp, Chrysis ignita</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/close-up-shot-of-fig-wasps-inside-a-fig.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>close up shot of fig wasps inside a fig</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-tiphiid-wasp-Tiphia-femorata.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Detailed closeup on the beetle-killing wasp or common tiphiid wasp, Tiphia femorata</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairy-scoliid-wasp-scolia-hirta.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup on a hairy scoliid wasp Scolia hirta on Eryngium campestre</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Tarantula hawk wasp female on ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/eastern-velvet-ant-cow-killer-dasymutilla-occidentalis-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Eastern Velvet ant Dasymutilla occidentalis also known as the cow killer, this wingless  female is actually a type of wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/early-mason-aasp-ancistrocerus-nigricornis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup of an Early Mason Wasp, Ancistrocerus nigricornis sitting on a green leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/AdobeStock_355946662.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>poppy stem gall wasp, Iraella luteipes  sitting on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-spurred-digger-wasp-Nysson-spinosus.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup on the large spurred digger wasp, Nysson spinosus is a species of cleptoparasitic wasp of the family Crabronidae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/unearthed-bumble-bee-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-09-08T17:33:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-eastern-bumble-bee-nest.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The bumble bee nest on Martin&#39;s land, showing how the nest was covered over by a plank of wood.  The nest is on the soil surface and there is a clump of wax nest cells.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-peach-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on peach dahlia</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblebeeOnScabious.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink scabious flower links to page about how to help bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-impatiens-nest.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the bumble bee nest beneath a sturdy plank of wood, but on the surface of the soil, showing nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/urban-beekeeping.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T11:12:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/croppedhoneybeeonsolidago.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on Solidago.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees on Knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonapismelliferaforagingongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on Geranium.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/use-of-beeswax-in-ancient-cultures.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-01-21T17:48:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeswax-lip-balm-recipe.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to make beeswax lip balm - tins of beeswax lip balm</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/flakes-of-beeswax.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax flakes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/used-beekeeping-equipment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-10T11:09:32.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-row-of-bee-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a row of old bee hives</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/varroa-destructor.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T17:01:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesathiveentrance.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beekeeping videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/varroa-mite.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-12-07T15:02:15.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/varroa-on-bee-pupae200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a varroa mite - a small reddish colored mite</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/varroa-treatment.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-21T12:47:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/varroa-on-bee-pupae200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Varroa on honey bee pupae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/varroa.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-13T18:50:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/varroa-on-bee-pupae200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a small reddish colored varroa mite attached to a white honey bee pupae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/vinegar-and-honey-diet.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-18T16:08:58.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/vinegar-and-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-08T19:53:01.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/violet-carpenter-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T15:03:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bee foraging on a lilac flower.  the iridescent blue-violet sheen is visible on the wings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee-on-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bee foraging on pale lilac-purple flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bees-mating.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bees mating, the male is on top of the female and has reddish tinges to the tips of the antennae</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasp-life-cycle.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T16:02:41.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pupae-of-Vespula-germanica.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pupae of German wasp Vespula germanica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/larvae-visible-in-nest-of-German-wasp-Vespula-germanica.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>larvae visible inside nest of German wasp Vespula germanica</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Caterpillar-Manduca-sexta-being-parasitized-by-wasp-larva-Cotesia-congregata.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Caterpillar (Manduca sexta) being parasitized by wasp larva (Cotesia congregata) on cherry tomatoes (Solanum diploclonos).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian Hornet - Vespa Velutina - close up</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-orange-potter-wasp-provisioning-nest-cell-with-food.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Orange Potter Wasp placing caterpillar in mud nest chamber for her larvae on hatching</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-orange-potter-wasp-laying-egg-in-nest-cell.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Orange Potter Wasp depositing egg in mud nest chamber</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/cherry-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>cherry gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-female-with-eggs-in-cells.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp female with eggs inside nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspsArewonderful.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>meme explaining that wasps are wonderful</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/developing-wasp-larvae-in-nest-cells.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>developing wasp larvae inside nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasp-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T15:19:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestinshed.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>grey ball shaped nest hanging from the ceiling of a shed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whatdoesawaspnestlooklike.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Structure of a wasp nest revealing hexagonal nest cells all packed together, and with an outer layer which encases the papery grey cells in a kind of ball shape.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/medianwaspnestinbirdhouse.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nest of the Median wasp &lt;I&gt;Dolichovespula media&lt;/I&gt; in an old bird house attached to a wall.  The nest s encased inside the bird house with some of the wasp nest expanding out of the bird house.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestineaves.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Social wasp nest above a light fitting on Kellie&#39;s deck overhang.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/fence.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A piece of wooden fencing showing pale, thin white scratch-type markings where wasps have been gathering material with which to create pulp for constructing their nests.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestinbarbecuegrill.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Inside the wasp nest, the amazing architecture exposed, and you can also see some old barbecue coals.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestsizecomparisontohumanhand.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Deborah&#39;s hand by the abandoned nest helps to provide some idea of scale.  The nest is much larger than the hand.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a wasp nest which is ball shaped covered in layers of grey papery wood pulp made by the wasps, and with some branch still attached to the nest.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestinbarbecue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image showing the top of the greyish, papery wasp nest inside the barbecue.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-nest-in-a-tree.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A greyish wasp nest hanging from a tree branch.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestinbarbecuretopview.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>View of the structure of the wasp nest from the side, showing how the wasps are using the bars of the barbecue grill to support the nest structure, with nest walls built around the bars.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestcells500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Amazing hexagonal nest cells, intricately constructed from tiny shavings of wood.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspnestinbirdhouselateseason.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>image showing that Within a few weeks, the same nest is no longer active, and is beginning to look a little ragged.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasp-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T15:16:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasponastrantia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp on Astrantia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/insidewaspnest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the inside of a wasp nest, exposing greyish colored hexagon shaped nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasp-sting-treatment-and-first-aid.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-10T17:24:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WapsNestinAttic2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>round ball shaped wasp nest in our attic</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/insidewaspnest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the inside of a wasp nest, exposing greyish colored hexagon shaped nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WaspnestonhoueeavesorDeckoverhang.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>round ball shaped wasp nest in a deck overhang</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasp-stings.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-28T16:53:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-wasp-nest-on-tree-branch-with-wasps.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A grey wasp nest about the size of a small football, on a tree branch with wasps on the nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/queenwasponflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen wasp on flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>waspgrooming1.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasps-and-hornets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-17T16:52:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornethead450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet - Vespa orientalis foraging on ivy flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Asian_hornet_Vespa_velutina.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Asian hornet - Vespa velutina on flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/insidewaspnest.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the inside of a wasp nest, exposing greyish colored hexagon shaped nest cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Crabonidwasp.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>field potter wasp on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Median-wasp-Dolichovespula-media.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of a median wasp (Dolichovespula media) on a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ways wasps benefit people and the planet</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hornet450.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European hornet - Vespa orientalis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasps-and-yellow-jackets.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-07-14T16:39:04.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aerial-nest-of-a-Dolichovespula-wasp-species.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>yellowjacket aerial nest of a Dolichovespula wasp species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornets-are-yellowjacket-species.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bald-faced hornets are a type of yellowjacket wasp.  This one gathers slithers of wood for nest building</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ground-nest-of-vespula-yellowjacket.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ground nest of a yellowjacket Vespula species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/yellowjacket-vespula.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Yellowjacket wasp - Vespula species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasps-the-astonishing-diversity-of-a-misunderstood-insect-book-review.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-03T16:11:55.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectpedia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Insectpedia book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oak-apple-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oak apple gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wasps-vs-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-28T16:13:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Argogorytes-mystaceus-field-digger-wasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitarywasp1.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Nomada_flava.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_nomada_flava.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/female-orange-potter-wasp-provisioning-nest-cell-with-food.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female Orange Potter Wasp placing caterpillar in mud nest chamber for her larvae on hatching</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Scolia-dubia-two-spotted-scoliid-wasp-blue-winged.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Scolia dubia two-spotted scoliid wasp blue-winged scoliid wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Osmia-caerulescens-blue-mason-bee-female-side-vew.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Closeup of Osmia caerulescens blue mason bee female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-wolf-wasp-female-carrying-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee wolf Philanthus female carrying bee pry</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/a-wasp-nest-on-tree-branch-with-wasps.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A grey wasp nest about the size of a small football, on a tree branch with wasps on the nest</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/vespa-crabro-hornet-sting.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Vespa crabro European hornet sting</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/waxing-lyrical-about-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-01T17:15:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/rentahive.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a group of 5 beekeepers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Mead.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a small glass of mead</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sherlock-holmes-baker-street.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sherlock Holmes Baker Street sign</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ra-the-sun-god.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ra the sun god</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Old_Victorian_Etching_Bees-meadow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Victorian etching of wild bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-working-with-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-small-bowl-and-honey-dipper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>small bowl of honey and honey dipper</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aabbb_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on yellow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/PrinceCharlesAndChildren.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_princecharlesandchildren.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HowToMakeABeesKneesCocktail.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_howtomakeabeeskneescocktail.jpg</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/VictoriaLandscape2.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>encaustic art picture of a landscape by Victoria Primicias</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-pink-cosmos.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink cosmos flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foraging-on-blossom.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/arrow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>When you shoot an arrow of truth proverb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees_symbol_manchester.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Manchester coat of arms featuring bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApisMelliferaHoneyBeeOnHeleniumSneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Apis mellifera (honey bee) on a vibrant orange Helenium (Sneezeweed) flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/web-stories.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-03T11:20:10.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-are-skeps.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-11T10:47:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SKEP397.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an upside down straw basket, called a skep.  It has a small slit hole.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/skepatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A relatively tall, pale skep, with a hole for the bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-are-the-black-bumble-bees-called.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-09-12T16:33:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violet-carpenter-bee-foraging.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet carpenter bee showing violet iridescent tinge to the wings and body</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on Welsh yellow poppy links to page &#39;what is a bee?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Large Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa virginica, having a pale ginger thorax, foraging on lilac colored flower blossom head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-black-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee, foraging on lambs ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on circium vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-impatiens-common-eastern-bumble-bee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus impatiens Common Eastern Bumble Bee on white flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-can-vegans-do-about-wasp-nests.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-07-09T14:33:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nomadamarshamella.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>nomad bee - a bee that looks a little like a wasp</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/close-up-honey-bee-workers.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Close up of honey bee workers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasp-feeding-at-sticky-jar.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wasp feeding at a sticky jar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-do-bees-eat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T14:24:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on a pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeFeedingOnHoneyDew.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee eating aphid secretions (honey dew) on the back of a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bee-on-Spirea-japonica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on pink spirea japonica flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/european-bee-eaters-merops-apiaster.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>European bee eaters Merops apiaster</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image links to the page &#39;why do bees need nectar and pollen?&#39;  Image is of a bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-dog-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on a pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-do-bees-symbolize.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-04-16T14:14:01.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-catmint-nepeta.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on catmint</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the spiritual meaning of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/barberinincoatofarms.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sculptured wall carving of the three bees of the Barberini coat of arms incorporated into architecture in Rome.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/saint-ambrose-bees-symbolism.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A statue of the Saint Ambrose in Milan with the inscription SANT AMBROGIO 339 - 397</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Minoan-bee-pendant-Archaeological-Museum-of-Heraklion-Crete.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Minoan gold bee pendant that was found outside the palace of Malia in Crete</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees_symbol_manchester.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The coat of arms of Manchester City council features 7 bees on a globe, as well as a lion and a unicorn.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-do-wasps-eat.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-18T18:06:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/grass-carrying-wasp-isodontia-mexicana.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Grass-Carrying Wasp, Isodontia mexicana a small black wasp sitting on an old flower head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-food-group-is-honey-in.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T11:18:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeydipperonplate500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>jar of Honey and honey dipper on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Jar of soft set honey with spoon</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-a-bee-expert-called.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-07T13:08:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Halictus rubicundus female on lilac colored knapweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>4 bee hives against a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beesinyourbackyard.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Bees in Your Backyard book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Book cover - Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-a-bee-is-a-bee-an-insect.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T16:19:06.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen wasp foraging on pale pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/conopidfly1.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Conopid fly which is a parasite of bees.  It&#39;s a small black fly with a wasp waist and arched abdomen.  Here&#39; it&#39;s resting on pink hemp agrimony flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Ashy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee foraging on dandelion.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucatapaintedminingbeepinkrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>painted mining bee on pink rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/eyesfaceforwardsinflies.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>illustration showing that eyes face forward in flies</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on pale pink rose flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Hymenopteraboxcoloured500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>comic drawing of a box labelled &#39;hymenoptera&#39; with smaller boxes, each with a label of either bees, wasps, hornets, sawflies and ants.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitary bee species - painted mining bee foraging on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beefly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a gingery, furry round insect that insect may look like a bee, but it&#39;s actually a type of fly.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeesonwildflowerhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee on pink hemp agrimony.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-a-nuc.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-20T10:51:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehives-in-snow.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 bee hives in snow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-bee-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T13:51:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/combhoney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Is Honey Good For You?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-pollen-granules.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee pollen granules</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-bee-propolis-and-what-is-it-used-for.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-06-18T14:30:56.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-and-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>several honey bees, possibly working with propolis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-worker-drone-queen-relative-sizes-Apis-mellifera.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>queen, drone and worker bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/livesofbeesTomSeeley.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Thomas D Seeley&#39;s book - links to book review</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/propolis-on-bee-hive-frames.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>two honey bees on top of frames, with propolis just visible on the very tops between the frames</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-and-propolis-bee-glue.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees and propolis on a bee hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-apis-mellifera-and-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>propolis visible on a bee hive, with several honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-working-with-propolis.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees and propolis visible as a thick, resinous substance, yellowish in color.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on cirsium vulgare links to page &#39;are honey bees domesticated?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-clover-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:17:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeydipperonplate500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>part of a wooden honey dipper and honey jar of a white plate with orangey golden runny honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneyandpancake.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey being trickled onto a pancake on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T18:06:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_ahoneycombandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and gloopy honey comb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/packagedcombhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Packaged honeycomb ready for sale in a tray with a cardboard outer wrapping</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_agloopyhoneycomb.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gloopy honey comb oozing honey on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/light-and-dark-honey-colours.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 jars of liquid honey varying in shade from light to dark amber</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-mead.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-21T14:48:53.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Mead.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a glass of mead</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/making-beeswax-candles.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beeswax candles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-20T11:23:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lily-diagram-pollination.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Diagram Of Flower Pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>About wind pollination - graphic linking to page about this information</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonseahollyshowingloadedpollenbaskets.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on sea holly with pollen-laden pollen baskets (corbiculae) on the hind legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-tualang-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T15:31:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/chunks-of-comb-honey-and-jar.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chunks of honey and honey in a jar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>open jar of runny honey with a spoon next to it, on a white plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-is-tupelo-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-08T14:01:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoononplate.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and spoon on a plate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/whitetupelohoneytree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Tupelo Honey brand (Smiley Honey) shows off the flowers of the White Tupelo tree on the information about their Tupelo Honey.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspices.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beauty Benefits Of Honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/what-makes-honey-taste-sweet.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-16T17:41:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofrunnyhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spoon in a jar of runny, golden liquid honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoononplate.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spoon on a plate with a drip of honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a spoon in a jar of soft set honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foraging-worker-honey-bee-on-yellow-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on small yellow wildflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/spoonofsugar.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a spoonful of white sugar</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/whats-the-difference-between-nectar-and-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-11-27T17:48:38.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeeFeedingOnHoneyDew.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee feeding on aphid secretions on the underside of a leaf.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-and-uts.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey and nuts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/when-do-the-bees-go.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-08-27T09:47:18.511895Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/where-can-i-sell-my-beehives.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-28T12:23:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/activebeehives.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Four Beehives standing on grassy lawn against a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/where-do-bees-live.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-04T14:45:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the location of a honey bee nest in the trunk of a tall tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CarpenterMimicLeafcutterwithleaf300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a small black carpenter leaf cutter bee carrying a segment of green leaf to the nest made from leaves in a bundle of papers.  the nest will resemble a cigar made of leaves</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MYRAN09Nurserynestdetail.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee nest tunnels chewed into a plank of wood with the remains of the chamber walls still visible</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_andrenafucataleavingnestburrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a painted mining bee peeping out of its nest burrow located in the soil, in a woodland setting</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenestsign.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>site of a bumble bee nest with a hole leading underground.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pascuorumonloosestrife.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a gingery coloured common carder bee in flight, links to page Do bumble bee nest boxes work?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivesatErddig.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>row of three bee hives against a wall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeehouseinlog.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason bee house in log</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/where-do-stings-hurt-most.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-13T17:36:22.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sting-on-skin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sting on skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/where-have-all-the-bees-gone.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-07-08T10:43:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bumblebee-on-manuka-bush.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink flowers of a manuka shrub</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hairyfootpulmoraia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hairy footed flower bee female, a black, roundish solitary bee species, foraging on pinkish-purple Pulmonaria flwoer.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-bee-has-the-most-painful-sting.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-05T18:31:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CharlieRelaxing.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>spaniel lying in the grass</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-bee-is-the-most-important-in-a-hive.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-08-05T10:47:07.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apiary-bee-hives.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee hives in a grassy field with trees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/water-collecting-worker-honey-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bee collecting water</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apis-mellifera-honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee swarm on a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-colony.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees with one queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-bees-are-extinct-in-britain-uk.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-04T19:03:27.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-bees-buzz-pollinate.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-15T08:48:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollinatingtomato.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee on tomato flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-bees-dig-ground.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-22T15:37:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male silvery leaf cutter bee, a small bee, the male has pale green eyes.  It is resting on sand</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>ashy mining bee female, a bee with a black abdomen, and black thorax with whitish grey bands at the top and bottom of the thorax, foraging on a yellow dandelion</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/miningbeesground.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mining bee site - patc hof plain earth</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tawny-mining-bee-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tawny mining bee - an rusty orange colored bee that digs in the ground</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-dahlias-do-bees-like.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-14T19:14:47.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonreddahliaMysticWonder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on dahlia &#39;Bishop of Auckland&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/dahliaandpaintedladybutterfly.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted Lady butterfly on dahlia.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandpinkdahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Dahlias offer a variety of gorgeous blooms that are popular with bees, butterflies and other pollinators.  Here, a common carder bumble bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsalmonpinkdahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on dahlia &#39;Happy Single Date&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/butterflyonyellowdahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Painted lady butterfly -I believe this dahlia is from the Figaro collection.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonreddahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>With dahlias, you can always find something to plug a gap in your border, add vibrancy and feed the bees at the same time.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-honey-tastes-the-sweetest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T13:20:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/runny-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>runny honey drizzling from a wooden dipper, into a small silver bowl</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on hemp agrimony links to page called Do bumble bees make honey?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/natural-comb-honey-and-dipper.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural comb honey and wooden dipper on grey slate</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-plants-and-crops-are-buzz-pollinated.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-21T13:45:51.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/foodcropspollinatedbybees.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a large squash, corgettes and onions</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-plants-produce-toxic-nectar.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-06T17:45:23.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/which-wildflowers-provide-the-most-nectar-and-pollen-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-11T17:59:48.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonknapweed.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Centaurea nigra - common knapweed with 2 honey bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslapidariusmaleonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee male on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bees-on-corn-marigold.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>corn marigold with solitary bees, Heriades truncorum - large headed resin bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_Davies-colletes-on-oxeye-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Oxeye daisy - Leucanthemum vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombuslucorumonmallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pale pink musk mallow -  Malva moschata</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonvipersbugloss.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on vipers bugloss -  Echium vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-11T17:24:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesApismelliferaoncentaurea.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the spiritual meaning of bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comb-honey-photograph.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>natural honeycomb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beehivesinafield.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee hives in a field</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-are-bees-good-pollinators.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-14T13:51:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-inside-papaver-somniferum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee shaking pollen from the anthers of a pink poppy.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging inside a poppy flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A dusting of fine, powdery pollen granules sticking to the hairs of the furry body of a bumble bee that is foraging on a knapweed flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonheather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on winter heather.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-are-bees-important-to-apple-growers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-21T14:11:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee flying toward purple loosestrife - links toward page - How Far Do Bees Fly?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>water melon on a plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_honeybeeandflyonhydrangea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image of a honey bee foraging on blue hydrangea flowers, linking to a page about honey bee pollination</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/appletreeinblossom500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>apple tree in full blossom</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-are-invertebrates-important.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T15:58:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Comma butterfly on old man&#39;s beard.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ladybirdbeetle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ladybug / Ladybird beetle on knapweed - an efficient helper in the eco system</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pollinatormargin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>pollinator margin in a field</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/WhyAreInvertebratesImportant.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meme emphasizing that most insects are not pests, using points summarized from this page</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14159738_1592236867745864_1043555987_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on pink zinnia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-bees-are-attracted-to-cirsium-rivulare.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-12T14:02:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee on Cirsium rivulare - &#39;Atropurpureum&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on deep pinky purple Cirsium rivulare flower head, with more Cirsium rivulare to the left of the image in the background</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bees-on-plume-thistles.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a group of Cirsium rivulare - &#39;Atropurpureum&#39; flower, with 3 honey bees sharing one flower head at the back (top) of the image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-pascuorum-bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a gingery common carder bumble bee on Cirsium rivulare - &#39;Atropurpureum&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>An orange-legged furrow bee on pale lilac creeping thistle. Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee on deep pink Cirsium rivulare - &#39;Atropurpureum&#39; - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees foraging on deep pink Cirsium rivulare.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-bees-use-hexagons.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-11T17:35:12.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybee_apismellifera.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee facts</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bees-on-honeycomb.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bees on honey comb, showing individual hexagonal shaped cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/abcccc_optimized.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>worker honey bees and queen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonHypericum.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on yellow hypericum flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-poppy.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on pink poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee foraging on a rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonprairiemallow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on prairie mallow flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-clover-is-great-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-06-26T19:17:44.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-terrestris-on-lavendar-200.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Herbs For Bees - bumble bee on lavender</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-carder-bumble-bee-on-red-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee on red clover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blue-Mason-Bee-Osmia-caerulescens-on-white-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Blue Mason Bee, Osmia caerulescens  foraging on white clover flower </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-visiting-white-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee visiting white clover flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/GreenfiledClover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>highcompress_greenfieldclover.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-foraging-on-white-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on a white clover flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-clover.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee, Bombus lapidarius, foraging on clover.  This is a black bee with a deep red tail.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-cosmos-is-perfect-for-the-bee-garden.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-31T12:27:52.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14169541_1592236511079233_2136423784_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on white cosmos flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-on-pink-cosmos.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee, side view, or a pink cosmos flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonpinkcosmos.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging in the center of a deep pink cosmos flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bee-stings-hurt.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-07-08T14:36:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sting-on-skin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>sting on skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-beekeepers-smoke-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-08-10T11:45:42.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beekeepers.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beekeepers using a smoke whilst inspecting a hive</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>two honey bees on pink Cirsium rivulare flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-always-follow-me.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-06T17:35:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-leg.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>why do bumble bees raise their leg -  response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-swarm-on-tree-branch.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee swarm on a tree branch</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/violetcarpenterbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Violet Carpenter Bee - Xylocopa violacea, an iridescent violet colored bee, foraging on a pink flower.  Male carpenter bees can be protective and may appear to follow people.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee - probably buff-tailed, with full pollen baskets on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Eastern-Carpenter-Bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Xylocopa virginica- carpenter on pale pink blossoms - a stocky bee with a black abdomen and hairy gingery thorax.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/A-bumble-bee-sleeping-on-a-leaf.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bumble bee asleep on a leaf</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-buzz.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-25T14:12:39.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beessleeping.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Sleeping honey bees, links to the page &#39;Do bees sleep?&#39;</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeflyingtowardpurpleloosestrife.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery colored common carder bumble bee in flight toward purple loosestrife flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-workers-colony.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A group of honey bee workers with a larger queen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-have-5-eyes.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-03-14T13:49:14.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeeyes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees have five eyes, which are indicated on this graphic.  there are 3 small eyes arranged in a triangle on the top of the head, and 2 larger eyes, one on each side of the head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femalehalictusrubicundus.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orange legged furrow bee on knapweed links to page about how many legs bees have and how they use them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on knapweed links to page - why do bees have hair</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/eyesfaceforwardsinflies.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A hover fly on a pink flower. The large, forward-facing eyes at the front of the head are highlighted.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/2-bumble-bees-Bombus-on-dahlia.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Bumble bees - Bombus species foraging on peach coloured Dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Megachile-leachella-Silvery-leafcutter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a silvery leaf cutter bee male on sandy soil.  The eyes of this bee are a pale green colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/TypesOfBeeHoneyBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a honey bee, showing compound eye at the side of the head</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeOnOreganocropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>gingery colored common carder bumble bee foraging on pink oregano flower, image links to page about bees and hearing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BumblbeeOnZinnia.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gingery colored common carder Bumble bee visiting a red Zinnia flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-eyes-side-view.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of honey bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-have-hair.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-01-29T15:08:05.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dasypoda-hirtipes-pantaloon-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Pantaloon bee, Dasypoda hirtipes climbing out of a sandy burrow</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-foraging-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on a pink rose.  the bumble bee has full pollen baskets on its hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HONEY-BEE-eyes.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>the eye of the honey bee showing a fine covering of hairs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white bryony flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterPollen.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>graphic indicating the pollen brush on the underside of a leafcutter bee female</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollenhairs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful bumble bee showing dusting of fine pollen grains on the bee&#39;s furry coat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bufftailedbumblebeeonyellowpoppy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee on yellow poppy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bees-Apis-mellifera-on-Cirsium-rivulare-Atropurpureum-plume-thistle.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey bees on circium vulgare</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-like-daisies.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-07-25T15:01:45.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/patch-of-wild-oxeye-daisies.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A patch of many oxeye daisies growing among wild grasses.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/halictus-rubicundus-on-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a female Halictus rubicundus on a shaggy daisy flower, top view, showing pollen scopa on rear legs, covered in pollen.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/14182626_1592237344412483_93824555_n.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee on yellow zinnia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_bumbe-bee-on-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on a daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_Davies-colletes-on-oxeye-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rear view of a Davies colletes on a white daisy flower.  the bee is a female as indicated by the presence of much pollen gathered on the rear legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Daviescolletesondaisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>&lt;i&gt;Davies colletes&lt;/i&gt; on a shasta daisy, top view.  the bee is carrying yellow pollen on its hind legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondahlia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on deep pink dahlia flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bee-on-oxeye-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Front view and close up of a beautiful small bee sitting on a daisy head facing the camera.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/common-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a clump of common daisies, Bellis perennis</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonpinkconeflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee on pink coneflower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-on-shaggy-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white tailed bumble bee foraging on a shaggy daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-make-honey.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-07T12:57:40.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonrose.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker on pink rose with full pollen baskets on hind legs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/softsethoneyandspoon.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A jar of soft set honey.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-honey-badgers-eat-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 honey badgers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/highcompress_IsHoneySafeForCats.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>white cat image links to page &#39;can cats taste honey?&#39;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeondaphnebholuaJaquilinePostillinwinter.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A honey bee worker foraging on a cluster of small, pale pink flowers of a waxy-leaved Daphne shrub.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeecloseup.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a honey bee foraging on a rose.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/comboney.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A chunk of honey comb with honey oozing from the wax cells</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-need-nectar-and-pollen.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T15:23:18.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/worker-honey-bees-collecting-water.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bees drinking water at a bird bath</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/MegachilemaritimaCoastLeafcutterBeeonRestaharrow.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal leafcutter bee foraging on pink common restharrow flower growing from sandy soil</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeshowingscopaonhindlegs.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee foraging on beech aster with much pollen on the hind legs - side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/necrophagabees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bees eating meat - a dead lizard.  Image links to a page about bees that eat meat.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-on-wild-rose.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A bee on a pink rose.  This bee is carrying quite a lot of pollen on the &#39;scopa&#39; of its hind legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonwhitebryony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee worker foraging on small white bryony flower - side view from above.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeesideview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool carder bee on lamb&#39;s ear.  Side view</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeongeraniumflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on purple geranium flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bees-sting-watermelons.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-02-14T15:04:33.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/watermelonsandbees.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>tweet from Pennsylvania Department Of Agriculture about marks on watermelons and bees, implying a link between them and sweetness</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/do-bees-sting-watermelons.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a growing watermelon plant and watermelon</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bumble-bees-nest-in-the-ground.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-10-25T15:24:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeNestsignbod.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumblebeenestsignbod.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brown-banded-carder-bee-nest-bombus-humilis.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Macro shot of the brown-banded carder bees (Bombus humilis) in the mossy, grassy surface nest </image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeenestsign.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumblebeenestsign.png</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-legs.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-04-19T16:01:50.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/why-do-bumble-bees-raise-their-leg.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>why do bumble bees raise their leg -  response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-Disturbance-Leg-lift-Response.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee Disturbance Leg-lift Response demonstrated by a tree bumble bee Bombus hypnorum</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombus-hypnorum-raising-leg-in-defensive-posture.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus hypnorum tree bumble bee raising middle leg in defensive posture</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/red-tailed-bumble-bee-lifting-leg-threat-response.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red tailed bumble bee Bombus lapidarius lifting a leg in response to threat</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Bombus-pascuorum-on-bramble-flower.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bombus pascuorum, Common Carder Bumble Bee foraging on pale white and pink-tinged bramble flowers.  this bee is gingery in colour.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-do-farmers-need-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-04T17:39:20.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beans.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a bowl of mixed beans</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonstrawberryflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee visiting white strawberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee visiting blueberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-i-adore-bees-and-why-we-need-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T18:03:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Dontworry_bee_happycar_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Don&#39;t worry bee happy car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/helainthusinaflowerborder.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange legged furrow bee on knapweed - links toward page - What do bees eat?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/save_the_bees_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Save the bees plant flowers car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee_kind_car_sticker.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee kind bee-themed car bumper sticker</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower - links to page: 10 Reasons why bees are important.....
...(and awesome!)</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/why-i-adore-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2013-02-08T17:21:59.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wild-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-21T16:46:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombushortorumonkaleflower.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee foraging on kale flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ashyminingbecropped.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Ashy mining bee on a dandelion - image links to a page about the beautiful Ashy Mining Bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward blueberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wildbees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T14:16:36.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleChocolateMiningBee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>chocolate mining bee image linking to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeepollinatingtomato.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee visiting tomato flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeongeranium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee visiting purple geranium flower - side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumbblebeeinflighttowardraspberries.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee flying toward raspberry flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Blueberry.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee flying toward blueberry flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/halictusrubicundusforagingfemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee on knapweed</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wildflowers-and-natives.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-01-03T15:47:26.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BrilliantBeesBookCover.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Brilliant Bees puzzle Book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/countrylaneGreenfield400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>hedgerow and wildflowers along a country lane</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitary-bee-on-oxeye-daisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>solitary bee on a daisy</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Erddigwildflowers.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A commercial wildflower mix featuring poppies, daisies, corn marigold, phacelia and more.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sainfoin500.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>beautiful pink sanfoin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BombuslapidariusRedtailedbumblebeeworkeronbirdsfoottrefoil.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on yellow Bird&#39;s Foot trefoil flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wildflowers-for-bees-and-pollinators-thistles.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-17T12:37:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on spear thistle - Cirsium vulgare.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeandleafcutteronthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee and leafcutter bee on spear thistle - Cirsium vulgare.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/burnetmothonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Burnet moth on creeping thistle.  the moth is striking in appearance, with a black head and antenna, black body and wings, with red markings on the wings.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeforagingonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on slender thistle - Carduus tenuiflorus.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonspearthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The spear thistle has cobweb-like threads around the spines of the flower head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commoncarderbumblebeeonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee Bombus pascuorum on spear thistle Cirsium vulgare.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commonredsoldierbeeteandburnetmothoncreepingthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common red soldier beetle - a proportionately long, red - bodied beetle, and with a burnet moth on creeping thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeefeedingonslenderthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a cluster of thistle flowers, with a bumble bee - possibly Bombus rupestris - a black bee with an orange tail - foraging on a flower head.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutterbeeonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bee on spear thistle</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/fielddiggerwasponthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Field digger wasp on creeping thistle - Cirsium arvense (black fly unidentified).</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bombusonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on slender thistle - Carduus tenuiflorus.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beeonthistle.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Orange-legged furrow bee Halictus rubicundus on pale lilac-coloured flower head of creeping thistle - Cirsium arvense.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wildflowers-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-04T19:25:19.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeflyingtowardwildgarlic.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Red mason bee flying toward wild garlic.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bluebellwood.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Beautiful English bluebells thrive in the light shade of woodland.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildflowerarea.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a colorful wildflower planting with daisies, corn marigolds, poppies.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carderbeeonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Common carder bumble bee - Bombus pascuorum on common knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Daviescolletesondaisy.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Davies&#39; colletes on oxeye daisy.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/SANDRASflowerborderclose400.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Flower Borders For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tomato.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>3 ripe red Tomatoes</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonenglishbluebell300.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on bluebell.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/coastalleafcutterbee600.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Coastal leafcutter bee - Megachile maritima - female - foraging on restharrow.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wildlife-immunity-deficiency-and-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T17:28:00.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/NeonicsToxic.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>dose for dose neonics are more toxic for bees than DDT</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wildlife-immunity-deficiency.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-06-07T13:21:30.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ag-lobbying-eu.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>who lobbies the EU most? Answer: Agri and food business.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/will-bees-go-extinct.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-21T15:51:58.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/the-mind-of-a-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The mind of a bee - by Lars Chittka, book cover</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/will-bees-protect-from-aphids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T17:22:23.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aphidsAndAntonborage.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Aphids and ant on borage plant</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHeleniumsneezeweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Gardening For Bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-hydrangea-paniculata.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on white hydrangea paniculata flower - side view - links to page about garden shrubs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/aphidsandant.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>lots of aphids and an ant on a borage stem</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/will-bees-sting-for-no-reason.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-20T14:31:10.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonclover350.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee on white clover flower, side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonknapweed.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on knapweed.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebee-on-bramble.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bumble bee foraging on white bramble flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/large-black-carpenter-bee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee on lamb&#39;s ear</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/will-bumblebees-cause-damage.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-05-14T16:27:54.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Meadowland.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Meadowland
by
John Lewis-Stempel</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/savebeenests.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>meme explaining that bumble bee nests can mostly be left alone because they only last a season</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/lucorumrobbing.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bees nectar robbing</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/will-honey-stop-a-cough.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-05-18T13:34:27.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/BeautifulSpanielCharlie.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Charlie our liver and white spaniel with chocolate brown ears, and mostly brown snout.  Side view.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/jarofrunnyhoney.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Spoon in a jar of honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/HappyBirthday.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bee-themed greeting cards.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeyandspoon500x500.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey and spoon</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/will-older-pesticides-be-more-harmful-to-bees-than-neonicotinoids.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2021-10-19T17:07:55.000000Z</lastmod>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wind-pollination.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-12-13T17:58:28.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/commabutterfly.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a lovely comma butterfly foraging on white flowers links to page of pollination videos</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeapismelliferaonhempagrimony.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on hemp agrimony links to page giving 6 reasons why bees are good pollinators</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/windpollinationdiagram.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>how plants are adapted for wind pollination as previously described</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonsedum.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Image links to the page &#39;why do bees need nectar and pollen?&#39;  Image is of a bumble bee foraging on pink sedum flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/crop.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wheat stems. Wheat stems have long filaments and are perfectly adapted for wind pollination.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/winter-border-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2025-10-09T11:07:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/climbing-wild-rose-pale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>climbing rose</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeOnChiveflower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Where do bees go in winter?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeoncamelia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>buff tailed bumble bee queen foraging on a winter-flowering camelia.  The open, pink flower has many anthers laden with pollen, an important source of protein and fat for bees.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeonmuscari.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>red tailed bumble bee foraging on blue grape hyacinth - Muscari leads to page about flower bulbs for bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Rosemary250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Rosemary - a winter flowering herb</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on foraging on white heather - winter flowering shrub</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/winter-flowering-shrubs-for-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-13T18:04:24.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeesonZollyinFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>2 Honey bee workers on yellow &lt;I&gt;Mahonia aquifolium&lt;/I&gt; flower clusters in February.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonribeslaurifolium.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee on greenish white &lt;I&gt;Ribes laurifolium&lt;/I&gt; in February.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeoncamelia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Pink Camellias being visited by a newly emerged queen bumble bee.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaforagingoncamelia.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee &lt;I&gt;Apis mellifera&lt;/I&gt; foraging on pink Camellia flower in February.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumble-bee-inside-crocus-flower.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee peeping out of a purple crocus flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeforagingonsweetboxinJanuary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee worker visiting the small white flowers of sweet box</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/ApismelliferaonEricaFeb2019.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Honey bee foraging on purple &lt;I&gt;Erica carnea&lt;/I&gt;.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honeybeeonheather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on white Winter flowering heather in January.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/CommaButterflyOnDaphneInFebruary.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>orangey butterfly with black/brown markings - the comma butterfly visiting clusters of pink daphne flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bee-friendly-clematis-tangutica.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>yellow clematis flowers and fluffy seedheads</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bumblebeeQueenonDaphne.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bumble bee on pink daphne flowers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/wool-carder-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-08-28T15:31:34.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/anthidiummanicatumfemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wool Carder Bee, Anthidium manicatum on Lamb&#39;s Ear - Stachys byzantina - a silvery whhite, hairy plant with small pinkish purple flowers.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeeinflight.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A male wool carder in mid flight, patrolling a patch of Lamb&#39;s Ear waiting for females.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeerearview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male wool carder bee, it has small spikes at the end of the abdomen</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/leafcutter-bee-250.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Leafcutter bees image linking to page about these bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeemaleapproachingfemale.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>On the left, a male wool carder bee approaching a female as she forages on Lamb&#39;s Ear flowers. The male is larger than the female.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeesideview.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Female wool carder bee with its head poked into a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Lovely view of a Wool carder bee - especially the face, from above, revealing a tuft of pale hair at the front of the face</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bloomedFurrowBee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bloomed furrow bee male on solidago - image links to page about this species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbeeabdomenspikes.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male wool carder bee, with the small spikes at the end of the abdomen highlighted</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbee2.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wool carder bee on lamb&#39;s ear view from above</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderforagingonpatchoflambsear.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a patch of Lamb&#39;s Ear taken from in my front garden.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/maleandfemalewoolcarderbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>male and female wool carder bees in mid air, the male having just pounced on the female for mating quickly</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/pathoflambsear.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A patch of Lamb&#39;s Ear in my garden - a sunny spot beneath a plum tree.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/woolcarderbee.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>A Wool carder bee - Anthidium manicatum female, this one has more yellow on its body, and the yellow is quite bright in comparison with other individuals, whose yellow markings may be more subdued.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/anthidiummanicatumonstachysbyzantina.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of the lovely wool carder bee male foraging on lamb&#39;s ear revealing lots of hairs on the legs.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/anthidiummanicatuminflight.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Side view of Wool carder bee male, patrolling a patch of Lamb&#39;s Ear.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/worlds-largest-bee-megachile-pluto.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-08-23T17:08:02.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/apismelliferaonHylotelephiumspectabilesedumiceplant.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee foraging on sedum flowers - image links to page of facts about bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Stavenn_Megachile_pluto.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Megachile pluto female showing large mandibles</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carder-bee-foraging-on-teasel-head.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carder bee on teasel flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/brain-of-a-bee-what-does-a-bees-brain-look-like.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>brain of a bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/worlds-smallest-bee.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-03-03T16:43:08.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Quasihesma.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>world&#39;s smallest bee Quasihesma clypearis - side view, pinned</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/would-honey-bees-survive-in-britain-without-beekeepers.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-02-17T15:33:35.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wildhoneybeenestintree.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>wild honey bee nest in tree</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/Insectsbypaulbrock.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>book cover Britain&#39;s Insects by Paul D. Brock</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/write-to-commissioner-borg.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2022-08-22T15:36:43.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/masonbeeonwildgarlicramsons.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>mason on bee on white flwoers</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/honey-bee-on-heather.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>honey bee on white heather</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/yellow-faced-bees.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2024-03-04T15:41:59.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/OsmiaBicornisFemale.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Mason bees</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/carpenter-bee-image.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>carpenter bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/femaleorangeleggedfurrowbee.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>an orange-legged furrow bee on a knapweed flower.  Links to page How do bees collect pollen?</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/male-of-spring-vernal-colletes-cunicularius.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>vernal mining bee</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/hylaeus-communis-common-yellow-face-bee.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Hylaeus communis, Common yellow face bee front view showing face with yellow marking</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/yellow-jacket-nest.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-09-29T17:20:03.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/polybia-wasp-rear-view-a-wasp-species-that-makes-honey.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>rear view of a Polybia wasp species showing abdominal band markings.  This wasp species makes honey</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/bald-faced-hornet-dolichovespula-maculata-nest.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Bald-faced hornet nest hanging in a tree.  It&#39;s a grey nest, roughly ball shaped, constructed from papery leaves of chewed up plant material</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/wasps-eric-r-eaton-book-review.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasps by Eric R Eaton Book Review book cover image</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/yellow-jacket-wasp-nest.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The median wasp (Dolichovespula media) macro. Wasps on the nest surface</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/oak-apple-gall.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>oak apple gall</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-of-vespula-yellow-jacket-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Underground nest of a yellow jacket wasp, Vespula species</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/nest-of-dolichovespula-media-median-wasp.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Nest of a Median wasp Dolichovespula media on a tree </image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/yellow-jacket-sting.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-11-28T10:32:13.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/beautifulwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>How to remove wasps without killing them.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/waspqueen.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>a yellow and black wasp queen on a pale pink rose flower.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/tarantula-hawk-wasp-foraging-on-flower.jpeg.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>side view of a beautiful tarantula hawk wasp foraging on a flower</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/sting-on-skin.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>bee sting on skin</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/groomingwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Wasp FAQs</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/parasitoidwasp.png</image:loc>
              <image:caption>body snatcher wasp side view - image links to a page about this subject</image:caption>
            </image:image>
      </url>
      <url>
            <loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/yellow-loosestrife-bee-macropis-europaea.html</loc>
            <lastmod>2023-03-17T16:31:16.000000Z</lastmod>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/solitarybeestedbenton.jpg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>Solitary Bees by Ted Benton - book image linking to review of the book</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-europaea-yellow-loosestrife-bee-male.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Yellow Loosestrife Bee, Macropis Europaea male, a brownish bee on a flower bud.  Sideview.</image:caption>
            </image:image>
            <image:image>
              <image:loc>https://www.buzzaboutbees.net/images/macropis-europaea-yellow-loosestrife-bee-female.jpeg</image:loc>
              <image:caption>The Yellow Loosestrife Bee, Macropis Europaea female, a blackish bee on a yellow loosestrife flower.  Sideview.</image:caption>
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