"The only reason for making a buzzing-noise that I know of is because you're a bee...The only reason for being a bee that I know of is making honey....and the only reason for making honey is so I can eat it."
The atmosphere has been positively buzzing at the allotment this last week with the arrival of a bevy of bees - approximately 20,000 of them. These busy creatures were out and about in bright sunshine on Saturday afternoon so hence not a particularly brilliant photo.
The bees can fly up to five kilometres from the hives so there is a chance that I may well see some of them flying about in my garden. Next year hopefully we can look forward to munching bread, butter and some beautiful local honey.
Be prepared to be bewitched and bewildered by the letter B over at ABC Wednesday.
I'm sure you'll see them flying about in your garden soon, but as Pooh also said "you can never tell with bees"!
ReplyDeleteBees are SO important to the ecosystem!
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I love bumblebees, but not so happy when their relatives (aka wasps, hornets) come a'calling. :D
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We have lost a lot of bees in our area. I had to manually pollinate my veggie garden because there were no bees in sight. Makes me worry. Honey is a marvellous by product of bees, but pollination is what they are really good at.
ReplyDeleteI've always love the logic and wisdom of Winnie the Pooh.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do love my honey!!! With peanut butter, in my tea, on my toast, on my finger when no one is looking!
Ah...there's nothing like the taste of fresh honey on warm, crusty bread. Honey has so many uses...my wife puts it on her face as a mask, she uses it as a sweetener in baking, she puts it in her own BBQ sauce and it's also good for cuts and burns.
ReplyDeleteMy "B" is here -
Blissful Memories
How wonderful! And beneficial.
ReplyDeleteLove the Pooh quote and bees are so fascinating. I hope some wonderful honey is gotten from them.
ReplyDeleteWe have a few bees round here - but, sadly there are more wasps - and I don't like wasps.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful. There'll be no problem getting your veggies pollinated now.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited for you! When the suburban veg plot relocates to the suburban smallholding, I would love to get a hive or two. Thankfully there seem to be plenty of bees around here still.
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea and so handy for pollination on the allotments and in nearby gardens. Bees need all the help they can get.
ReplyDeletea great Bee post Anna and plant related too! I like the sound of the hive area - the buzz and the description. Beneficial indeed for your allotment
ReplyDeleteWonderful! The honey will be superb, I'll bet!
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