#flying bee

Daily life and every small thing is the gate to the universe ：）

A captivating image of a busy bee in flight, drawn to the vibrant pink petals of a delicate flower. This stunning photograph captures the beauty of nature and the importance of pollinators. The blurred background adds a touch of whimsy to this enchanting scene.

The 'Telling of the Bees' is a European superstition in which bees must be informed of important events in the Beekeeper's life. This could include marriages and births but would most commonly be used for funerals. It was the duty of the head man or goodwife of the house to inform the bees of these events and of not done, misfortune will befall the hive, either in the form of the honey stopping or the bees leaving or dying. While accounts of 'Telling the Bees' have been heard across Germany, France and Wales the practice was most commonly found in England.

The Malingering Bee.  This is a male Lasioglossum fuscipenne.  The species, as a species, is out whenever it is warm.  A commonish species it is.  In the MidAtlantic it would wing rassle with L. coriaceum for regional commonest champion.  It would win, however, because until a hard freeze occurs the males often become the most common non-honeybee bee in late October and November.   Loving life on any flower they can find.  What gives?  I don't have time, but I will give you all our data and you can look at interesting questions such as when the females (in comparison) trim their sales, look for mirrored patterns with L. coriacium and measure the specialness quotient of this odd phenom...for a male bee without a female bee is no bee at all really so why bother to linger when the others simply disappear?  Photo by Elizabeth Panner.  Oh, it, as usual these days, was found on on of the proposed 200 acre Beltsville MAGlev Trainyard sites.  

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Spring: flowers and bees at work