One of the primary reasons I got bees was because I need more pollination for my fruits and vegetables. Getting them the first week of May meant that they didn't have enough of a population of foragers to be able to exploit the blueberries, apples and pears. That said, I have a large patch of black and red raspberries plus some blackberries. The bees have been gorging themselves on this close, easy nectar. If we get some rain here and there throughout the summer, I might just be lucky and harvest some honey from this first year hive. Anyway, here are some action shots I took of the bees on the brambles.
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| Sweet, sweet nectar. |
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| Another one of my girls. |
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| A cousin bee. Big, fuzzy bumblebees are fun too. |
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