Honey bee

[nanila]

[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.

Comments

[shirebound]

Gorgeous! I, too, am happy to hear about the honeybees.

[nanila]

Thank you! Yes, it's nice to see so many of them, especially when all the news about bee populations seems to be bad.

[weaverbird]

What a beautiful shot. And YAY honey bees! That is good news.

[nanila]

Thank you! Yes, it's great to see so many of them after years of watching the bumbles overtake them in number.

[weaverbird]

Yes, indeed! Meanwhile over here the Colony Collapse Disorder epidemic marches on. It's kind of terrifying, really.