marigold

Love the bee. Is it a honey-bee, because apparently they are disappearing rapidly? We've had a lot of little stripey ones like this mainly on the penstemon, lavender, and deutzia (huge numbers on the last mentioned). Haven't seen any of the big bumble ones this year.

not a honey bee im afraid ,,,,,,,,, we have always had a nest of honey bees in the garden, but strangely none this yr,,

Looks like a fly(?).. very pretty :)

hover fly i think Rosalieg

Indeed :)