Especially when you offer something sweet.
Well, you can lick off the spoon. So she did. But we still had a puddle of honey on the table.
One bee showed up, walking through the puddle of sunshine-sweetness. After cleaning herself of the sticky mess, she flew off, danced a happy dance at the hive.
A few more bees showed up.
Then a few more...
They enjoyed the orange peels, too...
and more and more...
...and even more...
In 20 or 30 minutes, the entire puddle was gone and they went after the thin coating of honey still on the spoon, even cramming their heads under the spoon trying to get every last molecule.
What a treasure this was for them. Actual finished honey that they would not have to spend the time drying down. Better than the nectar from the nearby spring blossoms.
It was a joyous afternoon watching the bees. So sweet.
3 comments:
Great pics of those busy bees! Bee keepers in our area are finding it difficult to find trees/plants with nectar due to recent low rain fall.
Thanks Andrea, We had quite a lot of dry weather for the past two years, as well. Not as bad as Texas and some places, but bad enough. This year, we will set up two hives of honeybees, so expect more bee photos!
the little fly hanging out around the edges cracks me up; like a little sister tagging along with the older kids. :) Great pics, as usual!
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