Cold Weather Honeybee

[Joel Bolden]

I was bringing in firewood today and the day was sunny, but cold(41F) when I glanced over at a small patch of Crocus nearby and thought I saw something flying around. Sure enough, it was a single Honeybee working the tiny patch of flowers. I used to raise Honeybees and know they're not normally as cold tolerant as the native ones. Still, there it was. Took a few pics and watched it collect pollen, leave and come back to work the patch again. Hell, my truck's in the shop; not much else better to do.

 

[MitchP]

Nice detail! I love shooting bees

 

[Jeff15]

Lovely bee shots....

 

[wobe]

Nice spring signal.

 

[terri]

He's taking advantage of that pretty crocus patch, isn't he? Nice shots.

I've read that bees/honeybees stay pretty sluggish until the temps hit the 50-degree F. mark. I used to stand outside under my cherry tree in full bloom, and in the early spring morning there wouldn't be a bee in sight. I was worried about the lack of bees until I saw them start to swarm by mid-day. By 4pm they'd start to leave. Like clocking out for the day.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shots! Dandelions are coming up, and there hav e been a few bees visiting in spite of the chilly temps.

 

[slat]

Nice shots.