Honey bee

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[Honey bee with its proboscis buried in a lavender blossom. Light "vintage" filtering applied during post-processing.]

I've been delighted to observe, in addition to the drone flies, a plethora of honey bee visitors to our lavender this year. Last year we had many bumbles, but few honey, and I suspect that the addition to their garden of an apiary by a neighbour down the canal has made the difference.