April 14, 2015
Geffrey Whitney 1586
The weeping cherry tree in the front yard is abuzz with honey bees. I don’t ever remember having seen so many on this tree before! Dave, my husband, agreed that he had never noticed that many honey bees on there before either. Although in full blossom the tree is beautiful, I know it is a fleeting thing. The flowers are always gone so quickly, especially with some rain and a little wind.
My comment to Dave was that I had noticed a bunch of bee hives just the other day when I was on my way to Showplace Garden Center. They were behind a house about a mile down the back road. He didn’t seem to think they would travel that far. So, of course, I googled it.
Yes, they will readily fly two miles but will even fly six miles for a nectar source. My little cherry tree is easily in their scope. Although the multitude of cherry blooms will be falling off very soon, do not worry. We still have other tempting flowers just around the corner and the crabtree in the back looks to be loaded with buds again this year. Within a week it will probably be blooming and that tree is much bigger than the small cherry tree in the front.
We are going to have to investigate and find out if this neighbor sells his honey locally. Wouldn’t that be a treat?
Yesterday was the most beautiful day! I don’t know how you feel, but clearly, in my mind, spring has to be the best season of all. Working on the flower beds the entire day, I was able to fully enjoy it. Uncovering plants that are beginning to pop up through the soil are such a delight, one surprise after another.
It was so exciting to find that the tiny little violets are blooming right now. The violets in the garden have multiplied by leaps and bounds. The spot under the old fashioned rose must be the perfect place for the violets to grow. These little beauties came up free will. Don’t know how they got there, but I am leaving them because they are beautiful! There are a few honey bees on the violets, which are so tiny, but the cherry tree in the front yard must still be the big draw for most of the bees.
Capturing these beautiful flowers, bees, dragonflies and butterflies with my camera is so much fun for me and I sincerely hope you enjoy the pictures, too. There are pictures of some of my flowers, bees, and butterflies in older posts but if you would like to see a collection of the photos from my garden in Kentucky, click here ►Flower Photography.
I am looking forward to the rest of this spring and summer when all the beautiful flowers in the gardens are blooming and the whole yard will be abuzz with honey bees.
