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Related: About this forumBees are back
Last edited Wed Apr 10, 2024, 04:21 PM - Edit history (2)
We had sunny skies and temperatures in the upper 70s today. The garden was buzzing with pollenators.
Carpenter bee

Violets

Honeybee

					
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						Bees are back (Original Post)
						Mousetoescamper
						Apr 2024
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elleng
(141,324 posts)1. WOW! Think I saw one on a daffodil, on my patio!
        Mousetoescamper
(6,819 posts)6. Thanks!
        Inkey
(449 posts)2. I saw my first bee today
        in front of house. Always a welcome
sight. Also have been seeing Violets
popping up on the front lawn.
Mousetoescamper
(6,819 posts)7. I hate to mow when the lawn violets are blooming.
        Deuxcents
(24,576 posts)3. Is that your lilac plant that bee is visiting?
        Looks like its about to bloom soon..
Mousetoescamper
(6,819 posts)8. None other. Should be in full bloom at the end of the month.
        CaliforniaPeggy
(155,545 posts)4. Wonderful closeups, my dear Mousetoescamper!
        Love the colors and details. 
Well done. 
 
 
Mousetoescamper
(6,819 posts)9. Thanks!
         
 sprinkleeninow
(21,782 posts)5. Hello there bee!
        They come right near me, staying awhile as I speak to them. Yes, I talk to bees, moths, dragonfly, worms and others.🤭
Mousetoescamper
(6,819 posts)10. I often do the same with all manner of critters.
        Today I talked to this squirrel while it lay resting on a branch. 

AllaN01Bear
(27,831 posts)11. the beez are buzzing. yay.
        





