Nice, detailed video! They sure do a garden good. The salvia looks beautiful. I just saw a news article on how the honey and bumblebee and the monarch butterflies are nearing getting on the extinction list, because of the use of pesticides for other invasive bugs. What a shame. And the big corporations could care less.
Simple and beautiful! Earlier this spring I caught a little fellow sleeping on the job on one of my chive heads. I thought about taking a picture, but I didn't want him to get in trouble with the queen. (And my digital storage was full and I'm too cheap to pay for more at a monthly fee.)
The honeybee here doesn't seem to mind being filmed or photographed. Photogenic little suckers working hard. My butterfly bush hasn't seen many butterflies this summer, and its rather shabby looking this season...the heat took its toll. But the bees are trying their best on it.
I can cheerfully sit and watch the honeybees, solitary bees, bumblebees, hoverflies and so on, just doing their stuff all over our garden, all day. They particularly love the fuchsias and salvias here, although the big-bitch-bumbles have a habit of piercing holes at the base of the tube of the flowers so they can get the nectar without having to try and wedge their fat arses into them - and many of the smaller bees have cottoned-on, so just feed from there as well. Nature is wonderful. Jx
I've never seen as many bees this year as last....buy probably because I got so much more in the garden now...and the bees are helping. It tis funny as you say watching the fatter bumbles trying to squeeze their arse s in!
No rest for the BZZZZZZZY!
ReplyDeleteNice, detailed video! They sure do a garden good. The salvia looks beautiful. I just saw a news article on how the honey and bumblebee and the monarch butterflies are nearing getting on the extinction list, because of the use of pesticides for other invasive bugs. What a shame. And the big corporations could care less.
ReplyDeleteI love watching bumblebees and honeybees do their thing. I bet they enjoy your garden
ReplyDeleteI imagine you had a zoom lens on that camera. You don't want to get too close to a bee when it's working!
ReplyDeleteI did zoom in a bit but was awfully close to it. Bumblebees I feel are more docile than honeybees.
DeleteI suppose someone has to work on Sundays...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bee, Maddie!
Simple and beautiful! Earlier this spring I caught a little fellow sleeping on the job on one of my chive heads. I thought about taking a picture, but I didn't want him to get in trouble with the queen. (And my digital storage was full and I'm too cheap to pay for more at a monthly fee.)
ReplyDeleteI actually love the flower of chives. I grew them once and used to cut them and place in a bud vase. They remind me of softer Allium.
DeleteThe honeybee here doesn't seem to mind being filmed or photographed. Photogenic little suckers working hard. My butterfly bush hasn't seen many butterflies this summer, and its rather shabby looking this season...the heat took its toll. But the bees are trying their best on it.
ReplyDeleteI can cheerfully sit and watch the honeybees, solitary bees, bumblebees, hoverflies and so on, just doing their stuff all over our garden, all day. They particularly love the fuchsias and salvias here, although the big-bitch-bumbles have a habit of piercing holes at the base of the tube of the flowers so they can get the nectar without having to try and wedge their fat arses into them - and many of the smaller bees have cottoned-on, so just feed from there as well. Nature is wonderful. Jx
ReplyDeleteI've never seen as many bees this year as last....buy probably because I got so much more in the garden now...and the bees are helping. It tis funny as you say watching the fatter bumbles trying to squeeze their arse s in!
Deletelovely !
ReplyDeleteBusy as a bee!
ReplyDeleteAmazing, I haven't seen a sex ed tape as graphic as this in years.
ReplyDeleteBeeing busy
ReplyDeleteCoffee is on and stay safe
Hopefully he's not working in the same heat I'm dealing with.
ReplyDeleteIt was absolutely beautiful here today!
DeletePollination porn, one of my favorite things to watch!
ReplyDelete😂😂😂😂😂 As the old Robert Palmer song goes, I Didn't Mean to Turn You On!!!!
DeleteMay you have a wonderful day with lovely things to labor over.
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