A lover of nature once said,
"Happy he who, resting in the grass in the evening close to an apiary, in the company of his
dog, heard the song of the bees blending itself with the chirping of the crickets, with the sound
of the wind in the trees, the twinkling of the stars and the slow march of the clouds!"
Source: Beekeeping For All by Abbe Warre
How well I relate to that quote. Below
are
my bees on April 11, 2011. This is a wild beehive that I've been photographing since I first discovered it back in February.
HONEY BEES taken on April 11, 2011 - by Betsy Seeton
The bees were so busy! It was great to see them again after all the cold and windy weather of late. I stood in the pathway to the hive - they know me so well by now -- and flew around me like they would a branch. Some would land on me to groom themselves. I just let them the way you would a cat that wants to rub against you. It didn't make me nervous. A couple landed on my camera. I hear the color black draws them in. Mostly they were busy carrying pollen back and forth to the hive.
HONEY BEES taken on April 11, 2011 - by Betsy Seeton
At times there were stampedes like this (above) at the entrance to the hive where they were impatiently crawling over one another. It's cute to watch. I have no doubt that I could teach almost anyone to be not only fearless around bees, but to end up finding them adorable and fascinating. (The exception would be if you're allergic to bees.)
HONEY BEES taken on April 11, 2011 - by Betsy Seeton
The bright yellow pollen is abundant, while this bright orange (below) is much more rare. I love seeing all the different earth tones of the pollen coming into the hive. It's what will determine the flavor the honey.
HONEY BEES taken on April 11, 2011 - by Betsy Seeton
This was taken exactly one week ago. The bees were huddling together for warmth. It was in the low 40's fahrenheit (4 -5 celcius) by Betsy Seeton
The photo below gives you a good shot of the entrance to the beehive inside this tree.
To see a lot more bee photos and to learn about honey bees and why they make honey and all kinds of cool bee facts visit MY LATEST BUZZ 
A worker bee and a guard bee - by Betsy Seeton
Taken in May
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