I was in the garden this afternoon snapping a few photos of my garden flowers and came upon a bumble bee on a faded Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) bloom. What struck me was how much effort this little guy put into finding every last drop of nectar in what seemed to be an old flower. I was thankful he stayed around and posed for some photos. Enjoy!
Looking in every nook and cranny.
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Jacqueline D'Elia Freelance garden writer, photographer, wordpress blog designer, and computer geek. Earned a BS in Horticulture at Texas A&M. She gardens in Houston Texas and enjoys growing organic food in her raised bed garden. You can follow her garden antics on Twitter @JDElia.
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Great photos.
Jan
Always Growing
Fantastic closeups! Simply awesome! This little fella is certainly in a happy place!
Oh my, what a hard working bee and what superb photos of him at his labors.
Frances
Jackie, wield that macro lens with great skill. Nice job!!
Scott
Awesome! You’ve got a great camera that takes beautiful macro pics! I love bees. I had a ton in my garden this year–more so than usual. I enjoyed watching them all work so hard in the garden. I think it helped make my flowers really flourish this year.
Now that’s living drunk on life. Beautiful.
Your bumblebee is on the Rose of Sharon even after it’s wilted. Tenancious little fellows. Great photos.
What brill photos, of this little fello, well done