What a touching read…I’m amazed by these incredible creatures.
Living two stories up they still find the flowers of my lavender, thyme, oregano, tomatoes and basil.
Today I rescued a bee from the swimming pool which was clinging on for dear life on one of the lane floats. I watched this creature fastidiously “dry” itself off for well over five minutes. Each leg, lifting its bum up, antennae, wings outstretched, making sure all traces of moisture were gone. Once done it flew off.
Even though the plants get quite blousy and untidy, I let the herbs in my garden flower away as they make a great source of pollen for the bees. The rewards are reaped with abundance from both my vegetable and herb garden. Fortunately no possums to deny me that joy.
What a touching read…I’m amazed by these incredible creatures.
Living two stories up they still find the flowers of my lavender, thyme, oregano, tomatoes and basil.
Today I rescued a bee from the swimming pool which was clinging on for dear life on one of the lane floats. I watched this creature fastidiously “dry” itself off for well over five minutes. Each leg, lifting its bum up, antennae, wings outstretched, making sure all traces of moisture were gone. Once done it flew off.
That brought me such joy.
Yes, they are bloody good.
I love your writing Jonathan, please keep doing it. Bees are bloody good aren't they?
Even though the plants get quite blousy and untidy, I let the herbs in my garden flower away as they make a great source of pollen for the bees. The rewards are reaped with abundance from both my vegetable and herb garden. Fortunately no possums to deny me that joy.
there are honey bees in New York City, a-buzz with a bluecollar Brooklyn vibe ("youse makes a leff onto torty-firth street 'n thortd avenunew")
they carry guns (0.0001 caliber) because the cockroaches all carry knives and try mugging 'em for their honey as they fly home
and only the hives built inside stout wooden boxes wrapped in chicken wire avoid raids by the rats who sniff out the honeycombs from a mile away
{that last thing about needing chicken wire due to rats? really, real}