At 10 am this morning I went for a walk in the neighborhood.
My wife saw some flowers growing on the side of a hill around the corner from where we live.
The sky was bright blue and the temps were already in the 50s, the makings of a beautiful day.
Sure enough, a few flowers had decided to sprout on this extra day of February.
Things were moving among the flowers, honey bees had already found them.
Bee legs were already full of pollen.
I tried to figure out where the bees were going, but my eyesight no longer allows me to see such small things at a distance.
Would be nice to harvest some raw honey directly from a hive.
The winds were brutal all day, but the temps made it to almost 60.
Around 3 pm the clouds started to move in.
At 6 pm I was out in front of the house smoking a cigar.
The winds were still brutal, the clouds were dark, it was snowing.
I hope the bees got what they needed.
Looks like that may have been their only chance for a little while.
walt franklin
29 Feb 2012Ken,
Awesome honeybee/flower photo. Your season is more advanced than it is here. Prematurity could be fatal, though. I’m hoping things don’t warm up too fast. Would like to be doing maple sugar, but no longer have the means.
Ken G
29 Feb 2012Walt, one of these days I’ll be able to afford a decent digital SLR. Have plenty of film cameras. I keep them in the closet with my dinosaurs….
Checked my photo records from last year. First flower recorded was March 25th. My neighbors tulips are about 6 inches tall already. Wonder how much is going to die off. I’ve always wanted to try tapping a maple tree.
bob
29 Feb 2012Nature has a way of figuring things out.
Except for what to do with us, being as slippery as we are. Nonetheless, I suspect she has plans in the works.
nice shots
Ken G
1 Mar 2012You can bet the bees are laying low today.
December 2012 isn’t far away. We’ll see if that’s the plan.