I popped out in the garden at lunch time, armed with my little Canon Ixus, and found it was all go on the bee front. The header flower, Helianthus Capenoch Star was proving very popular. I’d only bought it the other day, to go in the back of the flower bed that I said was ‘officially full’, and it is still in its pot, waiting for a slightly cooler moment to plant it out. In the meantime, it is being much visited. But then that goes for most of the other flowers: zinnias, cosmos, liatris, doronicum, echinacea, rudbeckia, and the self-sown purple toadflax. So many happy buzzing souls.
And then there was also the hoverfly:
Tish Farrell 
Superb pictures:)
Thank you, Janet.
Great captures!
Kindly said, thank you 🙂
Ah, the Lake Isle of Innisfree – “and live alone in a bee-loud glade”
Bee-loud glade – love it Dr. Ian. Bet there are a few bee-loud glades in Embu, though of course African bees can be very tetchy.
Wow! I am also be-dazzled, Tish. I love those macro bumble bees.
Cheers, Peter. They were fun to capture.
Wonderful photos. 😀
Many thanks, Cee.
Oh! The Bees Knees!
Of course! 🙂 🙂 🙂
An expression my late Godmother used to use….
And one I’ve always liked too 🙂
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Fabulous fotos!
Many thanks, Cindy 🙂
What are you on about ”ditzy”? These are gorgeous shots, especially the second one.
. And the final photo looks like a Migrant Hoverfly – Euopeodes Corrollae.
You are a whizz with the hoverfly. I love the determined look on its ‘face’. A bit like an old Lincoln bomber. Weeeeee-eeee.
Besides the eyes, if you look at your photo you can just make out the spots on its back. This was the giveaway for me.
Thanks, Ark 🙂
Those hoverflies get in everywhere! 🙂 🙂 The pink collection is stunning, Tish! Such lovely shots…
Many thanks. Jo. And now I’ve started looking, yes those hover flies are all over the show – apparently – as I learn from a Laura link – important stand-ins for honey bee pollinators. So good on them!
Up close and personal really matters. They know it is time to “make hay while the sun shines.”.
They were definitely hay-making today 🙂 🙂
Lovely shots Tish.
You are so very lovely to say so, Brian 🙂
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Bees are special and important.. thanks Tish!
Cheers, Dr. Web 🙂
Thanks for sharing these lovely photos…I’m a bit besotted with bees 🙂
One can easily become susceptible to obsessive compulsive bee watching. Thanks, June.
I have just finished writing a post about the bees knees – obviously some sort of telepathy / synchronicity happening here. Have you noticed that many of the bees don’t have pollen pockets? Males or cuckoo bees? That’s my question.
I just scrolled through your recent posts to look for this post as I’ve always been fascinated by the origin of this phrase “the bee’s knees” – the etymology seems to be a little fuzzy as there is a great deal of speculation but not a whole lot of definitives.
As I couldn’t find your post, I assume that it is a work in progress and I look forward to seeing it soon!
Sorry PP. Will be posted next Friday 🙂 But thanks for visiting.
Looking forward to it!
That’s really funny. What is going on in our heads? I also noticed a lack of pollen pockets, though one had pollen all over its face. But then I think the ones I was watching were necking the nectar. I need to find out more about bees.
I have found some very good sites, but still struggle with bee ID 😀
Yes, me too.
What a fabulous post, Tish! absolutely stunning captures of a riot of colourful flowers and these lovely creatures! I can imagine how mesmerising it was to sit there and watch these little critters!
Bee-autiful, bee-coming overwhelmed with your colourful garden
🙂 Bee-coming. I love it 🙂
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So everyone is clocking to the new kid on the block!
Ha – well buzzing everywhere and your vivid photos brought a lot of color my way – GORGEOUS photos
Happy to bring you lots of colour, Yvette.
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Great shots
These are just marvelous, Tish, especially that second one with the bee standing up!! I also love the title, of course, puns and word play bee-ing something I deer-ly love. 🙂 Enjoy your weekend!
janet
Thank you, Janet, puns and all. And happy weekend to you too 🙂
Those shots are just stunning, Tish. Lovely to see all those bees. I’ll have to take a look at the Canon Ixus when I can no longer get coal for my Instamatic.
Thanks, Mike. Ha! Coal for your Instamatic indeed. It’s an Ixus 870 IS – bought it on Ebay for not very much. Very easy to use with both a macro and digital macro setting.
Beautiful photos od the beed inside the flowers.I am not knowledgeable… do you use a special lense? A bit late for me to learn now!!
My little digital point and shoot camera has a macro (close up) setting so it’s only a matter of focus, which admittedly can be a bit slippery sometimes. So nothing particular to learn 🙂
Oh,good!I will look at mine.Thank so much
Bee-rilliant 😀 … was that last photo an hoverfly bum-shot or a head-shot?
Ha! It does look a bit like a bum shot – but t’was a head shot.
Wonderful photos! And I think I just fell in love with your little Canon Ixus!
Alison
Many thanks, Alison. The Ixus is a very handy little snapper 🙂
I bee smitten. 🙂
Bee-less you 🙂
Look at those wings! Fabulous photography.
Thanks, Jennie 🙂
You’re welcome, Tish. 🙂
I like the one with the ginger derriere 🙂
It’s v. fetching, isn’t it 🙂