Yesterday at the Farrell establishment we had bees in poppies. Today it’s bees in the foxgloves, and thank you to Lynn at Word Shamble for mentioning bees and foxgloves in the comments. This reminded me I’d taken these snaps earlier in the month just before the foxgloves went over. I was trying out my new second-hand Canon Ixus 870 – and oh, the nippy little macro setting – I’m in love with it!
Also please drop in at Lynn’s blog to read a wicked piece of flash fiction: it definitely has a sting in the tale/tail.
Now for more shots of bees. Also just look at the foxglove’s come-hither devices – no ‘Sat Nav Map Error’ here; but an intricate systems of dots and splodges guiding in any would-be pollinator to get pollinating. It looks like every little ‘glove’ has its own touch-pad access code:
Tish Farrell 
Those photos are amazing Tish! Such lovely detail on both bee and flower. Do foxgloves have ultra violet markings to guide the bees in? I know some flowers do. Gorgeous. I can hear my bumbles now. And thank you for the mention – you’re very kind 🙂
I’m thinking that those markings are ultra-violet, but it’s only a guess. I need to find out now 🙂
Hmm. Yes, be interesting to find out. A whole world of colours humans can’t see with the naked eye 🙂
https://www.virtualheb.co.uk/foxglove-wildflowers-western-isles/
It seems the markings do show up in ultra violet let, and are very attractive to bees.
This was really interesting. Thanks Tish. 🙂
This is a great post , both for the gorgeous, incredible photos and the interesting read…
Lately I couldn’t comment any of your posts , for my new device (iPad) didn’t allow me to respond to my co-bloggers’ entries…..
Love,
A.
Just glad you’re back now, Anna. I know nothing of iPads, though suspect I might like to 🙂
Lovely images, Tish…which reminds me of some I took a few years back…must search them out
Yes, more pix please 🙂
We shall see!
Beautiful images of another favourite flower of mine and I alway love seeing the busy bees at work….Hope you are keeping cool today. Janet:)
Phew! Keeping cool is hard to do, and probably hotter with you.
It is very hot! Apparently will be cooler by Thursday….I do hope so…
I love your angle, from below – great shots. Foxgloves are such majestic flowers when in full bloom. And the insects are in fox heaven…:-)
Thanks, Annette. How nice of you to visit 🙂
yes, I’m sorry it’s been a while. I have been neglecting all my favorite bloggers being so caught up in the affairs of the world. I cannot blog about Beauty when my heart hurts….
Gosh, no need to apologise. There is too much awful stuff going on, which is most dispiriting, and I’ve not been keeping up either. Take care 🙂
Wonderful close ups. Great post and beautiful.
Thanks, Cee 🙂
Your description made me chuckle and your photos made me gasp. I have learned a lot from this post and comments. You have a good little camera there Tish 🙂
Cheers, Jude. Glad you enjoyed the post.
How beautiful! Such pretty colours and I love the bee.
Thank you, Desley.
Amazing shots Tish! I felt like I could almost walk into one of those foxglove blooms myself. And as a sailor, I love your reference to Sat Nav which we rely on extensively since we cant read the stars and don’t have the intricate foxglove dots and splodges to guide us on the open ocean!
Thank you for those sailorly insights. The notion of foxglove dots guiding boats across the ocean is very wonderful.
I will dream that we are being guided by those dots from now on ⛵️
Taking you to another dimension 🙂 Btw I missed replying to a very lovely comment you made re my corn field. It went to spam and when I took it out, it flew off somewhere else. But a belated thank you, Lisa.
You are welcome! My comments have ended up in a couple of blog’s spam queues lately 😕
Wonderful shots, Tish. 🙂
Great macro! Impressive. I can see the fuzz on the bee’s knees!
Not something that happens very often.
Lovely images.
Where did you learn your headline skills??? They’re always fun. Especially so combined with fat hairy bees and foxgloves.
They are so hairy too, those bees. Glad the headline hit the spot 🙂