Joining in with the LLB gang on their Nature Friday hoppity-hop. It is also the last Friday of the month, so time to post something just a little bit more special.
Bees. We pretty much all know the importance of bees to the ecosystem, and that bee populations are under threat from environmental and climate challenges. It is always a joy, then, to see not just one or two but many in one place. Whilst staying with Barney at his home, I went out in the morning to find out what the lovely dark plum-coloured plant was by the side wall (Cirsium rivulare, or Plume Thistle, for the interested). Getting near, I found that nearly every blossom had a bee or two at it!
Mainly, it was the Buff-tailed Bumbles and Carder bees... There were one or two others I didn't manage to capture for ID, plus there were wasps and hoverflies. They were busy, busy, busy! Worth taking a little video then, don't you think? Yup... sound up, and you'll hear some pretty birdsong too
How wonderful! The thistle is a beauty. Terrific capture on film.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful close-ups 😍
ReplyDeletetotally bee-autiful...
ReplyDeleteThe Plum Thistle is the most gorgeous color!
ReplyDeleteI could while away an afternoon just observing bees...Great footage!
ReplyDeleteI love watching bees working on flowers too. We have lots of flowers all season long for them to enjoy.
ReplyDeleteYAM the blooms are gorgeous and OMCs. Da Bees are Busy. A little trivia when Marlu was little she went to a day camp called Busy Bee. She loved it
ReplyDeleteOh I wanted to let you know Troy T. Turtle is garden art but Connor Chippie is real
Hugs cecilia
I love the thistles and my weeds have bees on all the flowers. also have wasps which I want gone. I did a post today for FFF one that I have tried to do for over 6 months. it is a lot longer than yours. not a quick read.
ReplyDeleteThey are fascinating creatures, YAM, and far more complex than previously acknowledged. Thanks for sharing these pictures.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful, Loved the video
ReplyDeleteWe are livong beside an apiary so bees are constant companions (spus melis) and occasional nuisances but it's the number of bumbles I can't get over - even at this time of year. We don't have any gorgeous flowers like your plume thistle and they have to make do with rosemary and the flagging nasturtiums.
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