Sunday, September 25, 2011

Can you hear the buzz?

So cool to see the bees tongue











Check out those pollen sacs 


They dive right in and do a full circle - very methodical gathering


 


 I wonder where they're taking it all? wish we had a hive of our own, no shortage of food here at the moment.

7 comments:

  1. I wonder too! I heard the buzz today as I was outside and had to stop what I was doing to observe the gathering. Fascinating stuff. It was cherry blossom and seeding kale that they were feeding on. :)

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  2. Kirsty, I have just discovered you kindly left a comment on my Dobies blog - how rude of me not to have noticed. Because it is a group blog, I don't have any notification set; comments just appear. I'm so glad you find it useful -so far away. I also write an online newsletter for Dobies once a month and that always has an education section in it. You can request it (free) by clicking on the relevant point on the blog - the photo of the robin - it takes you to the newsletter archive. (And I love those photos of the blue borage and the bees; on of my favourite herbs.)

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  4. Baby bees house did a post about bees too (great minds...) Your photos are superb. What camera do you use? P.S. linked to this post in my last post roundup. Enjoy your kid's holidays.

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  5. Just beautiful! So amazing to see them so clearly up close. Makes me want to come and play in your garden!

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  6. Its the same here right now, when I walk out the back door I hear the hum/buzz filling the air. Its my Maple tree that they are most busy in but I see them in the fruit blossoms and all the other opening flowers too!

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  7. Thanks for the link Ann, love your sites.

    I have an old digital Canon SLR Earth Sky Sea that was gifted to me when a good friend updated her camera. How lucky am I? Just back from camping and enjoying the holidays.

    Kimbamel you are ALWAYS welcome all a bit wet and bedraggled after the rain.

    The bees love our maple too Tammy - such a tiny flower to create such excitement - our are just starting to open.

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