As goldenrod winds down here in Missouri, the bees are working cosmos sensation wildflowers. These flowers are foraged all year by bumble bees, butterflies, and other insects; but honey bees mostly avoid them in favor of other flowers. Bees' presence on the cosmos flowers suggests their food options have dwindled with the changing season.
Bees Working Cosmos Flowers
Cosmos flowers with honey bees. The flower on the left has a young bee, and the flower on the right has an old bee (discernible by the condition of their wings).