Where there are blooms,
there are bees.
Where there are lots of blooms,
there are lots of bees!
“The earth laughs in flowers,”
and lives because of bees.
Cheers to you from the bees and the blooms~
Bees & Blooms~
Where there are blooms,
there are bees.
Where there are lots of blooms,
there are lots of bees!
“The earth laughs in flowers,”
and lives because of bees.
Cheers to you from the bees and the blooms~
Fun Fact – my first book report in third grade was titled “Flowers, Bees, Frogs, and Trees.” Don’t remember the report… just the A grade I got! 😀 😀 😀
Enjoy your weekend, Cindy! 🙂
So smiling. If you were my third grade student, you would deserve an A+ just for the title alone. დ
It is really a serious question, how we limit the opportunities for bees to survive and thus our own dinner table.
Yes. It is life threateningly serious.
Really beautiful photos. Interesting were the bees have chosen to swarm and be Ferrel.
Thank you Timothy. They are different now that African bees have joined the mix. I have been in the midst of a swarm here at The Holler. I was thrilled to no end. I heard this noise like a jet airplane approaching, stopped and saw the swarm. I didn’t move, which bees seem to appreciate, and they divided around me, like I was an obstacle they could fly around. It was like being in the middle of nature itself. დ
That is very cool beeing with the bees.
It was wonderful.
Well said Cindy! We should all be taking care of bee’s! No pesticides to make our lawns look pretty, planting flowers and just being mindful of them. Of course eating honey never hurts….Winnie told me that!
Only very wise people listen to Winnie. He was one smart bear დ
and guess what?………….today is Bee day in British Columbia! https://bchoneyproducers.ca/info-for-beekeepers/day-of-the-honey-bee/#:~:text=VICTORIA%20%E2%80%93%20May%2029%2C%20will%20be,a%2Dyear%20agricultural%20impact%20today.
Also,after reading your post I went and had a slice of toast with honey!!
That is synchronicity!!! Awesome დ
Winnie the Pooh is the literary character I would most like to meet and have lunch with!
So, where and when shall we meet, I’ll text Winnie first to make sure he can take time away from Eeyore დ
Thank you! 😀
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A beautiful life in a cooperative world!
We need a cooperative world. What happened to that! დ
Love it!
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So beautiful 💯
Thank you very much დ
Welcome dear 🌷
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Incredible and incredibly beautiful. I have seen many palm trees, but I have never seen one with bees.
They are Palm Bees! 😉 Thank you Michele დ
🌴🐝 😄 Thank you! 📸😍
Smiling დ
..ganz toll, Deine Bilder😍👍
Vielen danke mein leiber Freund ♡〜٩(^▿^)۶〜♡
I’m so hapbee to see these spectacular pictures of the Great Gats-bee!
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Gats is living large here at The Holler ♡〜٩(^▿^)۶〜♡
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Beautiful as always ❤️❤️
So thoughtful. Thank you დ
Fabulous! Have a great summer, Cindy! 🙂 🙂
Visa versa 2UX2 Jo & thank you! დ
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What a beautiful series.
You captured details of spring perfectly.
Honored. Thank you very much დ
Such pretty flowers and pretty bees, too. They are so precious. 🐝
They are indeed. It is stunning to watch them swarm დ
“The earth laughs in flowers and lives because of bees”, wonderful words and fotos. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks so much Marie. Emerson wrote the first half of course! დ
Great photos, and a reminder about how dependent we are on those busy bees.
We can’t survive without them დ
We are a bit short of bees at the moment. Your usual excellent images
Thank you Derrick. Lots of people are telling me this. How sad & scary. დ
What a beautiful and appealing food table this must be for our bees and other pollinators. 🙂
Smiling…… They do tend to partake most enthusiastically დ
Dear Cindy,
here the busy bees are flying again as well. Thanks for sharing your fine pictures.
Do you know the novel of Maja Lunde “The History of Bees”? A book that teaches us how important the bees are.
All the best
The Fab Four of Cley
🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
Thank you for your thoughtful words. I know of the book which sounds interesting. We cannot live without bees, but they can live without us. There is something significant about this. Take good care, all four of you დ
Awesome. 🙂
Thank you my friend & hope you are well დ
Beautiful creations.🙂
All this beauty given to us to protect and cherish დ
🙂True that.
Reblogged this on Ed;s Site..
Thank you for supporting nature and our planet my friend & cheers to you დ
Just beautiful! Here’s to the bees.
God Bless & Keep the bees!! დ
Yes!!
Gorgeous flower pictures. The bees look so real and that makes me a bit uncomfortable 🙂
Yes. Some are Africanized here now, so I am more cautious around them then I was in the past დ
Lunga vita alle api 😉
Sì!! Dio benedica le api. დ
OMG! Those pictures of all the bees on a single flower are amazing.
Honored you think so & thanks much დ
Unfortunately, the bees have become more and more rare in our neck of the woods. 🙁
That is both sad and scary დ
This was just the post I needed for my Sunday! We don’t see as many honey bees in our area, but luckily, there still seem to be plenty of native pollinators. Have a lovely Memorial Day weekend, Cindy! 💕🌻
So happy the flowers brightened your day Teresa & enjoy your weekend my friend დ
Poignant message and beautiful photos.
Much appreciated. Thank you! დ
Beautiful blooms, Cindy. The bees? Eh, not as pretty but definitely a necessity!
Cheers to you Debbie & happy you enjoyed დ
God bless those Bees Cindy, they also make honey.
Leslie xoxo
Yes they do and like Winnie, I like my honey! დ
me too!
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The flowers are breathtaking!
Awwww, thanks so much & cheers to you! დ
Beautiful bees and beautiful flowers
Merci beaucoup დ
Je vous en prie
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Beautiful…
Grazie mille Bette დ
Gorgeous gallery, Cindy.
Thank you very much Sandy დ
Sure!
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Great images! Did those bees make a hive in that giant bird of paradise (or whatever the plant is)?
They were in transit. Not a hive. There are so many bees here at The Holler. But they are always coming from somewhere else. They is lots of natural empty space to hide their hives from us. დ
What fabulous photos!
Ahh, thank you დ
So true , Cindy!
Beautiful shots.
I just love all of these flowers and bees. OMG, how wonderful to see so many bees in one place!
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We have an overload of bees here at The Holler. These photos are just the tip of iceberg. The twin grandbabies know the words for three types of insects they see here, Bumblebees, Beetles and Butterflies. დ
How wonderful! დ დ
Yes. I am very glad they are here.
Wow… Love these beautiful blooms and bees!
I am super impressed with your photography Amy, so I very much appreciate your words დ
Oh, those beautiful ranunculus fields that I was too early to see on my last visit, sigh…
Are there flowers on that palm or are they doing something else?
Well, the good thing is, there are other years, still to come. And you might return. The bees were attracted to the grape jelly that spilled as the orioles ate. Interestingly to me. There was another swarm, days earlier, but I had the wrong camera. We have so many bees here. They are not as docile as they used to be. But I get along with well them დ
My dear friend, you always bring beauty and joy to our community. Thank you so much!
You are one of the first people I meet here in this community. Meeting you made me sure I wanted to belong. Stay safe and well Rebecca დ
We have had many adventures together and met many wonderful kindred spirits!
We have and we are blessed for it.
Fabulous flower close-ups, Cindy, and the bee shots are amazing. What a great documentation of them in a swarm. I see above they are Palm Bees. Cool!
Yes. Smiling. Palm Bees. Thank you very much Jane დ
I love those floral carpets, Cindy.
I do too. They stun me. Thank you Peter დ
I love the big, white flower against the black background!
Ranunculus are one of my most favorite flowers. I am glad you love it too Liz & thank you დ
You’re welcome, Cindy!
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Love the quote!
We can thank Emerson for this accurate brevity დ
So beautiful and love the bees.
<3 my friends who <3 bees! დ
Cindy, these photographs are stunning! Thank you so much!
Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
Please enjoy these beautiful photographs by Cindy Knoke!
Your kindness is so appreciated by me Charles. Thank you very much my friend & be well დ
Oh my God, so beautiful, they all look like classical paintings! And the ones with the bees are so stunning and interesting. Amazing photography as always, Cindy. Cheers to you, my friend!
Awww….. Thanks so much Halim! Cheers back to you my friend & hope you stay safe, well and happy! დ
🐝 and 💐 make 🌍 so happy.
They are the essence of hope and life. Take good care my friend დ
Un petit bonjour CINDY du matin ou d’après midi ou du soir
Pour te souhaiter une bonne semaine avec des mots d’amitié.
Que ce jour ne soit que douceur et bonne humeur !
Chaque journée qui nous est donnée à vivre est une nouvelle chance pour cultiver le bonheur !
Alors concentre-toi sur ce qu’il y a de meilleur et mets tout le reste de côté.
Trouver sur le net bise Bernard
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Merci beaucoup mon ami Bernard დ
Beautiful shots!
Thank you very much დ
Peonies and poppies, oh my!!! <3
Blooms to soothe weary hearts დ
Happy bees. I can hear them buzzing!
Yes! We have hordes of them here and I am glad დ
Wow! I loved looking at all those bees. Your photos take my breath away.
Awww, your kind comment makes my <3 smile. Thank you & cheers დ
and here’s the the honey that goes with them Cindy❣️💖
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Smiling…..Thank you Cindy!! დ
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So enchanting – the busy bees and the beautiful flowers! <3
Best wishes – stay safe, dear Cindy!
Thank you very much and the same to you my friend, stay safe and well დდ
Fantastic to see this and the many bees. The variety of the flowers in colour are amazing. Beauty can’t get better than that!
Thanks much my friend and hope you are doing well დ
What fantastic photographs, How can anybody not see the beauty and realise how beneficial these flowers are both to our bees and our own well being and mental health.
Thank you very much Erick. I couldn’t possibly agree with you more. Being immersed in the beauty of nature, which we all are a part, is necessary for our physical, mental and spiritual health. Thank you for knowing this დ
So beautiful !
So happy you think so and thank you very much Marina დ
Bee-autiful!!
Smiling. All the best to you Kathy დდ
Oh, la naturaleza es bella e inagotable, y tú, amiga mía, transmites ese encanto con mucha sensibilidad y gran talento.
Se necesita sensibilidad para reconocer la sensibilidad. Gracias por tenerlo y saberlo. დ
Cheers, Cindy. Lovely. I visited a bee house recently in Cambridge botanical gardens. Very nice!
Thank you Marje. So good for Cambridge and the bee house! დ
Yes it’s lovely Cindy. 🙂
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Fantastic! Now we can all bloom seeing these amazing pictures😸Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽
You are a person to whom angels whisper. I know why დ
Wonderfully captured! Such delicate beauty.. what a joy! Thank you
Awww….. So kind of you Rhema & so appreciated too! Thank you & cheers to you დ
While bees are alive, the human alive too!
Thank goodness, yes!
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Wowie, that is astonishing! Thanks for posting!
Thank you much more for your thoughtful appreciation & be well დ
Lovely shots!!
awww….. thank you Leyla დ
These photos are a treat. The top two, on black background, are so stunning I gasped.
Awwww….. So kind of you and so appreciated too! Thank you & cheers to you დ
Very nice pics. At least there still are bees. I “taught” bees to my 5-year old grandson the other day. Small flowers in the garden. He was fascinated.
How fun! Grandsons are so awesome. We just spent the day at the beach with the two year old twins. Happy days! დ
Happy days indeed. We just bought a house an hour away with a swimming pool with the grandkids in mind.
You are a very cool grandad! დ
Am I? I guess one tries one’s best? (Have a nice week-end Cindy)
Visa versa 2UX2!
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Bon Week-End
BELLE CINDY
Voici la fin de semaine
Fini le boulot ! Bonjour le repos
Profite un maximum de ces 2 jours de repos
Je te souhaite un bon samedi plein de surprises
Et une bonne journée de dimanche reposante
Lundi sera vite là
Ainsi va la vie
Je te souhaite déjà un bon lundi et un belle semaine
à venir
Et avoir un grand plaisir à te retrouver
prochainement sur ton délicieux blog
Bises d’un ami qui t’apprécie
Merci beaucoup mon ami Bernard დ
Wow,Very nice pics.
Thank you very much Ashok. Happy you enjoyed დ