Excuse me ma’am, I think you dropped something!
Following this busy honeybee as she buzzed from sunflower to sunflower, I caught her in mid-air. Her pollen pantaloons (corbiculae) were full-up with a nice load, but it appears some of her precious cargo slipped loose in flight. I’m betting she had enough packed away by the time she arrived back home at the end of her foraging run, and she and her hive mates will make good use of the stuff. Certainly during our periodic hive checks, we’ve seen plenty of comb cells packed with the yellow gold.
Celebrating National Pollination Week, I’m also delighted to join with Anna and her Wednesday Vignette. Buzz on over to Flutter and Hum and check out garden and other musings.
Well, how about that? I have at least one thing in common with your bee. Whenever I start picking tomatoes, or peaches, or whatever, I’m always tempted to keep picking beyond all reason!
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Haha–just goes to show that we all drop stuff!
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Oh my – that’s a great shot, Tina! Wow – abundance in action for National Pollinator Week! Speaking of bee keeping – I just learned that my dad and stepmom recently were the proud recipients of an “Environmental Steward” award for the work they do, teaching the art of bee keeping to others. So proud of them!! Wish I lived closer – I would love to learn, too!
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Thanks, Anna and huge congrats to your parents!! You’ll need to pick up some tips from them when you visit.
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I will definitely try to do that! 😀
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Great shot!
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Thanks!
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Fantastic!
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I was pleased with the shot and glad to watch her work.
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I agree. What a shot. You must be the fastest camera in the West.
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Thanks, I don’t know about fastest camera, but being patient and watching her paid off.
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Very good! If I tried that the bee would have been a blur. Reminds me of the mud dobbers carrying mud and dropping it. I have been splattered more than once. Great post!
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Thanks, but trust me–I have my share of blurred photos, more than I can count! It really was a dumb luck shot. But I’m happy with it!
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Remarkable shot. It does make me think of someone rushing off with a bag of groceries, and something dropping out of the bag (hopefully not the eggs).
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Haha–great visual image. Pollen probably isn’t as messy as eggs, but I doubt Ms. Bee returned for it, or cleaned it up.
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