Prolific. Both the chive flowers themselves, and the bees feasting on their pollen. Image: Su Leslie, 2018
Our local bees seem to really love pollen from the garlic chive flowers. I guess the prolificacy of one encourages that of the other.
This week the Daily Post Challenge is to interpret prolific. And since it’s Friday, how better to do that than with flowers.
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Lovely shot, Su. I should think garlic chive flower pollen contains lots of healthful properties as far as bees are concerned.
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Thanks Tish. They certainly seemed to be drawn to that plant over others that were also flowering.
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Gorgeous nature image beautifully displaying the sacred and most sophisticated relation between bees and flowers.Have a nice day,dear friend Su 🙂 xxx
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Thank you Doda. Wishing you a wonderful weekend. xxx 🙂
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🙂 xxx
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Amazing capture of the busy bees, one even in mid flight!
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Thanks Peter. That was a stroke of luck 🙂
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I love shots with bees in them and this one has so many that it’s just great. Garlic honey? 🙂
janet
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I was wondering that. I couldn’t take a photo that really did justice to just how many bees were on the plant. In hindsight, I should have switched to video 🙂
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That’s probably why honey has antibiotic properties. Lovely photo Su.
Leslie
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Hehe. 🙂
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😉
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This is a lovely shot Su. Now I am wondering what happened to the garlic chives I planted. I suspect the S&S got to them before the bees 😦 Thyme [sic] to plant some more…
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😦 Guess it wasn’t mint [sic] to be
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Haha… we’re both nutters!
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I wonder how honey from bees feeding on chive flowers would taste. I bet it would have a little kick!
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I’ve been wondering that as well. And they are garlic chives!!!!
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Bees seem to really like umbel-type flowers. I’ve often marvelled to watch them at a flower show, all clustered on the alliums when they have so much to choose from.
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I didn’t know that!! It certainly holds true in our garden.
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Lovely shot and very well said! Amanda
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What a feast! Happy bees always are a reason to smile. 😊 xxxxx
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Yes; these days more than ever.
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