Bees on the Blossoms

I have many kinds of flowering plants on my ten acre hobby farm, and the bees seem to enjoy all of them.

Early in the spring, the daffodils bloom, attracting small slender bees.

The redbud tree is one of the first trees to blossom, and both common bees and bumblebees enjoy its nectar.

This bumblebee on the redbud  is very presistent.

Sometimes bumblebees cannot seem to stick to one blossom for very long, flitting from this one to that.

Sometimes bumblebees can be found just searching for something on the ground.

This bumblebee on the redbud  seems to hang on for dear life just to cling to the bloom.

Besides the redbud, there are the fruit trees in my orchard.

They also attract bees.  The pear blossoms are not not nearly as heady as the redbud,  but still they get cross-pollinated somehow.

The peach blossoms are inviting,  very inviting, early in April.

The cherry trees get their share of traffic.

But the most attractive blossoms of all are on the Weigela, where all the bees tend to congregate once their season is on.

You can see them heading for the blossoms of the Weigela as soon as the sun is up.

Sometimes the sacks on their legs get so full of pollen they can barely move, but still they buzz on.

You can see them flying around the Weigela, caught in mid-air, looking for the best flower to land on.

So much energy is expended on finding the best flower to feed on and flitting from bloom to bloom.

Then when the Weigela season is over and the pickings are slim, the bees move on to the dandelion flowers.

 Those dandelion flowers can be very useful! Don’t mow the grass too soon. Think of the bees!

The danedelions will tide the bees over until the next big blossoming tree opens its flowers.

On my property, that is the tulip tree with its enormous blossoms.

There is room there to accommodate several different bees all at once.

The bees are not shy about sharing the blossom.

And that just gets us into the start of May. Many more flowers will blossom to keep the bees occupied all summer long!