New 5-frame nuc picked up & installed yesterday. We've also relocated the location of the colony/hive to the garden area where it is easier to get to & it is warmer in the winter. Now I'm going to research & learn all about treating for mites. #beekeeping#beginner#bees 🐝🐝🐝
Taking immense joy in the frankly embarassing amounts of insect hotels I've set up being just totally overrun with happy new tenants for the season. #bees#pollinator
Amidst the vibrant blooms of the Pride of Madeira, tall stalks host tiny purple flowers, where a honey bee finds joy in the nectar, a beautiful scene of nature's pride.
I’m back from my mom’s condominium, where the excessively manicured sprayed and poisoned landscapes are barren of bees and butterflies. So glad to be in my garden where the wild things are. Here is a great big bumblebee busy at work in our front yard.
Yesterday on my sunday stroll in the city I came by a small wall with lots of flowers growing out of gaps in the wall.
Suddenly I spotted something moving, it was a #lizard ( #lacertidae ). With a quick movement, the lizard suddenly grabbed a bee that was collecting nectar on a flower.
Fortunately, the lizard was startled when it noticed me, so I was able to take a photo of it with my smartphone.