Should I charge or should it be free? As you know I have a bee hotel but that's all empty till now, thanks to whichever bird has decided to poke its beak in there and ate all the bees that were placed by their momma bees during the summer.
This fellow must have seen the beak marks and decided he's safer in this crocus flower. I thought he was just nipping in there so I just took a picture and just when I was about to go into the greenhouse and start sowing some seeds, I noticed he looks like he was making himself comfy so I decided to take a video.
I went on sowing seeds and a bit later I checked whether he was still there and that time, I saw he's finally settled to a probably more comfortable position for him. So, he's spent the night in this crocus. I think that's very smart! He gets to sleep in a soft, silky bed and hopefully warm, too cause it was one degree Celcius last night.
When I woke up today, it was gloomy and till noon it was still gloomy so I decided to check whether the crocuses are still closed since they only let those petals open when the sun is shining. I guess crocuses relies on solar power, too like solar panels do (hahahaha).
They are still closed so I took my phone with me to check out the early bee and yes, he was still asleep, too ( I hope so and not just frozen). I carefully, unfolded the petals just to reveal him for you and when I left, I made sure that flower is under a pot with bottom holes that are big enough for my garden guest to let himself out in case he feels like flying. I had to put the pot on top to make sure no bird gets to see him.
So, that's my first bee for this year and am not sure whether it's a moss bee or a mazon bee or a sand bee anyhow, it's nice to know that they are also awake.
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Thank you for posting dear @englishtchrivy.
What lovely photographs you have taken.......appreciate the photographs of your first bee......in such coolish weather.
Crocuses are a most welcome sight this time of year......thank you for bringing such cheer.
Wishing you a lovely week mon ami.
A bientot. ^__^
NB Lovely video and format......for a second there....yes...he could of been mistaken for a spider....he was all legs.
hello there mon ami
thanks for dropping by
am so glad to see you
have been gone for days
very busy in the garden and with friends outside, too
and yes, it does make me happy
am glad it has the same effect to you!
have a great week ahead xx!
Really god creation unmatched by the beauty of this flower may @englishtchrivy always be successful 👍
exactly!
that's a very sweet wish
thank you
That video was adorable; I enjoyed it very much. What beautiful colors! I don't know much about bees, so one question: Are they really sleeping in the flowers, or are they just drunk from the nectar and/or exhausted from the pollen gathering work? I would think they're drawn back to the hive, not take naps in flowers?
P.S.: The photos were good, too - not just the video :-)
thanks
I've put 4 short videos in there and it shows the ones I took from yesterday and this noon and I added captions in the video :P so if you watched till the end plus I also mentioned in my post that I went back to check him out ... but I suppose he was sleeping cause he didn't budge this afternoon and the flowers are still close till atm it's gloomy
am not sure this one's have hives but some bumblebees sleep on top of the sunflowers in summer I've seen a lot of those, too they just cling in the middle of the brown plate of the sunflower and fly away the next morning and the birds seem oblivious of them and this one's my first encounter of a bee sleeping in a flower
Yes, I saw all that. Honestly, it kinda looks dead to me, but I take your word for it that it's only sleeping. I have also observed bumblebees like you said, but I always thought they're resting on account of their aerodynamics. I've heard of theories whereby they shouldn't even be able to fly (unlike bees). So I simply assumed their poor energy conversion efficiency requires them to rest. For bees this is new to me. Learn something every day.
me, too it's new
it's not dead :D
don't worry
i've worked with many bees in my garden they just look like that
they're slow unless you give them honey
don't worry I'd check out on him again later
and if he's not budging I'd give him Yellow's honeyed water
Board and lodging? Woman, you really are running a hotel operation! :D
ahhahaha should I charge?
lol
I love them so there !
I can't help it :D
Ik kan het niet zo goed zien, maar ik gok dat het een vosje is. De gewone honingbijen zijn ook al buiten aan het spelen.
ja dat wel
zag ik ook op zaterdag
maar vandaag is weer koud
hij blijf gewoon daar
dat kan ook een vosje zijn
ik krijg hem niet goed in beeld want ik wil niet aanraken
bees if developed, will produce a lot of honey comrades. useful video I like to post friends.
Awwww amazing video with my favorite spring flowers!!! 😊😊😊😍😍😍
By the way, of those yellow stamens inside the flower, people make a very expensive spices - saffron. It is only necessary to tear heads of flowers, gently remove stamens and dry them 😉😉😉
thanks
oh yes, am harvesting those! ^ ^
I didn't try it yet but i bet it tastes good:) We have a lot of crokusses in the forest near my city so i'm waitting to get saffron :)
its very expensive and we could actually just have it for free ..
well not really, I bought the bulbs :D
Ohh yeahh it's very expensive. The cheapest saffron that i saw was 10$ for 1 g 😱😱😱. It can cost about 1000-1500 euro for 1 kg.
Your land must be so beautiful. I enjoy seeing your pictures. Crocuses are another plant I've never seen but always read about in children's books.
it's not a huge backyard but very alive :D
That looks so beautiful to explore its fun to checkout wonderful shots these are :)
beautiful flowers, really beautiful and interesting if you look at it,
Beautiful pictures. I am so ready for all the Spring colors and activities and it will be music to my ears to hear the buzz of a bee while watching it go through its daily routine. Thanks for the beautiful video.
thank you !