Reflecting on...

bees.

Making Golden Honey...

...in the golden light of daybreak.

Bee keepers often place their hives at the edge of fields. Sometimes it might be an alfalfa field or like here a cotton field. It's a win-win situation...the bees pollenate the field and the bee keeper gets honey. I was paying close attention to the bees and waiting for the warning signal they give before getting all hot and bothered. If you're out and about and get pinged in the head by a bee, leave the area...quickly. It paid off dating that bee keeper in high school.

The Pedigree of Honey

The Pedigree of Honey

The pedigree of honey
Does not concern the bee;
A clover, any time, to him
Is aristocracy.

Emily Dickinson

Wednesday Doorway - All the Buzz

I spotted this doorway to the hive as Mom and I were driving through White Tanks Park last Wednesday.

Ill-Gotten Gains

You can see the bee has collected lots of pollen on his trip around the nursery. He's not the one with ill-gotten gains though...I am...with this photo or so it seems. At the retail establishment we were at this morning, it is apparently the policy of the store not to allow pictures to be taken of any of their displays. What a sad statement to where the world has come. But....they didn't make me delete my photos so now I guess I'm compounding my felony by sharing them with you.