A little while ago I posted about my discovery of the flower setting on my camera. Â I never knew I could take macro pictures without buying a lot of special equipment. Â I think I have always liked close-ups better than landscapes as a general rule and now I can take mediocre pictures in both formats!
Ok, so before you go on, you have to promise me you will click on these pics and get the close-up view…this thumbnail view doesn’t do them justice! Â Promise? Â Ok then…
Activity at a few of the hives
Two bees are kissing...
So I was home at lunch the other day and the bees that remain at the house (4 hives…only until April or so when I move them to the country) were super active. Â I put some sugar water on them to feed them a little since there isn’t much blooming yet. Â Maples should bloom any time now but they aren’t out yet. Â Anyhow, sugar water always makes them very active (not in a bad way) and the bright sun made it even more so.
Loads of pollen!
Do you see the load of pollen?
As I watched, I noticed that there was a ton of pollen coming in from somewhere. Â I saw bright yellows and greens and everything in between. Â Bees flying with pollen are often pretty funny to watch. Â They can be so packed down that they look like they are a wounded plane coming in after battle, just barely in the air but still making it.
Awesome yellow pollen!
Bees at the door
I sat down in their flight path and used my flower setting and took a bunch of close-up pics. Â I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!
I really want to get a digital SLR camera so that I can get the shutter speed necessary to take pictures like that. My point-n-shoot digital camera just doesn’t have the speed. It has been on my wish list for quite awhile but for some reason Santa isn’t getting the message.
I loved watching bees loaded with pollen coming in for a landing. I have often wondered if they can offload the pollen on their legs if they got to much and couldn’t take off or if they were like a raccoon with their hand on a shiny object in a hole smaller than their balled up fist and can never figure out how to free it.
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Really great photos. I am so jealous.
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Awesome bees! Mother nature sure knows what she’s doing. Great pictures.
Great shots!
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” and now I can take mediocre pictures in both formats!”
HA!!!!!
I confess, since you told us about the flower setting I have been dabbling!
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Your title took a bit of figuring out—at least until I read your first sentence.
I do wonder how the bees manage to fly properly when their legs are full of pollen. Hoping you have a fabulous honey crop this year.
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