Excellent shots, beautiful color — your pics make the bees look like they’re holding still! Very pretty spring colors on the flowers; makes me look forward to spring all the more!
I love bees. Even though they stung me last year which I didn’t love. I love flowers too and I love spring……Maybe I am too upbeat????? LOL!
Cheers to you my friend~
Nice bee pics – bees are one of my favorite creatures…..and I envy you being out at the ‘holler, even though I’m probably not quite ready to venture there and set up shop…
Bees are quite fun. The most thrilling thing out here with the bees are when the swarms move which they do frequently because we are surrounded with citrus orchards. They have flown directly at me in this high volume swarm, and parted like the Red Sea around me. Amazing….Now when I hear the swarms, I run to see where they are going…….
Can you even imagine how fun that would be? You would get to go to all these exotic locales and take pics. This is what I do anyway, but they would pay me to do it. Thank you Rebecca. Just read your Geisel post. I adore the man. Always have~
Seriously…….whoa! That is intense.
We have drought here though and fires.
It’s like Frost said, “Some say the world will end in Fire. Some say it’ll end in ice….”
Unlike Frost, I would take ice over fire anyday…..
Never thought till this second that his name was Frost and he hated ice……
It’s a bit more challenging now, as most of our bees are Africanized and do at times buzz at you. Had a swarm come at me, they parted like The Red Sea around and I must confess it was thrilling….Love the bees! Thank you & cheers to you~
It’s kinda a no-brainer, flowers and honeybees, what’s not to like? Our natural world is so beautiful and I love capturing and sharing this. Thank you Wally. You do the same with your Adirondack series….But the Adirondacks have been harmed and I know we both have a strong conservation goal, behind our posts. Cheers to you my friend~
That is what everyone is telling me! I should have thought of this since I love to going skiing on spring break. But keep good cheer, spring is on it’s way!
they are all lovely, though i always pull back a little bit when i see a bee! we have the african bees here, so there’s always a danger of spooking one, which then alerts the entire colony!
thanks for giving me a much-safer view, and oh how lovely! z
Most of ours are Africanized as well. I have had swarms fly around me. Got stung once in the fall. Bad, but for some reason I am mostly comfortable around them, cannot say the same about rattlesnakes, though!!. The bees are satiated here with gazillions of blossoms in the orchards and at the holler which may be why~
Thanks for sharing the beauty of your home. It is very uplifting. I retired from a mental health agency after supervising a sheltered workshop for DD adults. I, too, moved to a remote part of the world. It is peaceful here. Do you suppose our former careers have anything to do with where we live now? LOL
Absolutely!! It wasn’t my clients or mental health colleagues I wanted to get away from though. I adored them. People with selfish agendas working around you can be tiring though, and they are none such out here. I embrace the solitude as I bet you do too…..Lot’s of blogging mental health folks have connected with me and I am thrilled. People both retired (lots of them) and still working. So welcome, you are in familiar territory! Can’t wait to hear more about where you live…..Cheers!
Bees really are quite cute and one can’t say this about most other insects…They have the fuzzy hairs and little bent antennaes…..cute little buzzers!! Cheers & thanks!
Excellent shots, beautiful color — your pics make the bees look like they’re holding still! Very pretty spring colors on the flowers; makes me look forward to spring all the more!
I love bees. Even though they stung me last year which I didn’t love. I love flowers too and I love spring……Maybe I am too upbeat????? LOL!
Cheers to you my friend~
Your photos, As always are so amazing! wow!
Awww….that makes me feel so happy. Thank you!
Thank “YOU” for sharing
Wow! Great photos. Busy bees!
It is an accurate appellation! Thank you for the kind comment & cheers!
Nice bee pics – bees are one of my favorite creatures…..and I envy you being out at the ‘holler, even though I’m probably not quite ready to venture there and set up shop…
Bees are quite fun. The most thrilling thing out here with the bees are when the swarms move which they do frequently because we are surrounded with citrus orchards. They have flown directly at me in this high volume swarm, and parted like the Red Sea around me. Amazing….Now when I hear the swarms, I run to see where they are going…….
Envy you the sunshine, the warmth, the flowers…, and even the bees. Great pics, Cuz. Keep ‘em comin’! ~Paul
I will…..look outside, there must be signs of approaching spring….Cheers & thanks my friend~
Amazing photos – are you sure you didn’t work for National Geographic?
Can you even imagine how fun that would be? You would get to go to all these exotic locales and take pics. This is what I do anyway, but they would pay me to do it. Thank you Rebecca. Just read your Geisel post. I adore the man. Always have~
Me too! He taught me courage and independent thinking. I continue to learn from him…
They are happy Holler bees. Beautiful photos. Isn’t it amazing how spring ‘sprungs’ and takes us almost by surprise each year?
Are those trained bees? How’d you get them to stay still long enough?!
Hilarious! Just like trained fleas in the flea circus? I wish I could get them to stay still….Cheers & thank you for the kind comment!
You are so dear to share Spring with us. Expecting 18 inches of snow Weds! Imagine?
Seriously…….whoa! That is intense.
We have drought here though and fires.
It’s like Frost said, “Some say the world will end in Fire. Some say it’ll end in ice….”
Unlike Frost, I would take ice over fire anyday…..
Never thought till this second that his name was Frost and he hated ice……
This is brilliantly vibrant. Great work, cindy
Regards,
Oh, very kind & appreciated! Thank you~
Very pretty pictures. You have caught some great action shots.
It’s a bit more challenging now, as most of our bees are Africanized and do at times buzz at you. Had a swarm come at me, they parted like The Red Sea around and I must confess it was thrilling….Love the bees! Thank you & cheers to you~
something to look forward to here in southwestern Ontario
Oh yes! Cold there but so beautiful too~
I can’t get over the nice pictures you take. Everyone who commented liked them. Thanks.
It’s kinda a no-brainer, flowers and honeybees, what’s not to like? Our natural world is so beautiful and I love capturing and sharing this. Thank you Wally. You do the same with your Adirondack series….But the Adirondacks have been harmed and I know we both have a strong conservation goal, behind our posts. Cheers to you my friend~
Oh wow what a contrast that is to what I see out my window! It is beautiful. By the way I still see snow, lots of snow!
That is what everyone is telling me! I should have thought of this since I love to going skiing on spring break. But keep good cheer, spring is on it’s way!
Wow, these are magnificent Cindy. Each day your pictures get more brilliant! Love them all
Thank you Judy! You are a peach!
they are all lovely, though i always pull back a little bit when i see a bee! we have the african bees here, so there’s always a danger of spooking one, which then alerts the entire colony!
thanks for giving me a much-safer view, and oh how lovely! z
Most of ours are Africanized as well. I have had swarms fly around me. Got stung once in the fall. Bad, but for some reason I am mostly comfortable around them, cannot say the same about rattlesnakes, though!!. The bees are satiated here with gazillions of blossoms in the orchards and at the holler which may be why~
Thanks for sharing the beauty of your home. It is very uplifting. I retired from a mental health agency after supervising a sheltered workshop for DD adults. I, too, moved to a remote part of the world. It is peaceful here. Do you suppose our former careers have anything to do with where we live now? LOL
Absolutely!! It wasn’t my clients or mental health colleagues I wanted to get away from though. I adored them. People with selfish agendas working around you can be tiring though, and they are none such out here. I embrace the solitude as I bet you do too…..Lot’s of blogging mental health folks have connected with me and I am thrilled. People both retired (lots of them) and still working. So welcome, you are in familiar territory! Can’t wait to hear more about where you live…..Cheers!
Awesome photographic imageary! Those bees actually look cute and appealing! They look to have lovely cute bee faces!
Bees really are quite cute and one can’t say this about most other insects…They have the fuzzy hairs and little bent antennaes…..cute little buzzers!! Cheers & thanks!
Love the pink nectar guide lines on the first two flowers, imagine how tempting that must look to a bee.
I didn’t know that is what there were, but it makes perfect sense! Thank you for telling me~