I used to keep bees. Not only did I learn much about them, but I also learned from them. Also check out my post, Animal Spirits: The Bee – https://peacockseyes.com/2013/06/26/animal-spirits-the-bee/
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering.
Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar. ~Thich Nhat Hanh
nature’s sweet gifts
If only my words could fully express the luscious taste, smell, texture, experience of fresh, pure honey. Used as an medicine by ancient Egyptians. Used as a fragrant sweetener and immunizer to me and countless others. Breathing in, watching the honey drizzle slowly down upon a piece of bread. Breathing out, tasting an intense blossoming of joy in my mouth. Feeling a rapid rush of energy throughout my body. How can I express gratitude for having enjoyed honey all throughout my life, while sharing to those of you in the future who may not ever have this experience. Honey is a miraculous gift of bees, and sadly, now the bees are disappearing. It’s being called, “colony collapse syndrome.” Mindfulness is always of being aware…
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Through the Peacock's Eyes 
Bees keep me entranced for hours..i plant flowers with the blues to attract our native bees which have electric blue bands..google them and you will smile all day..adorable…i plant because bees are our lifeline in agriculture and peopl have no idea how important they are…lovely post 🙂 hugs Bev xx
Blue Bees!!!!?!?!??! 😀 I knew about red, purple, and all black bees, but not blue! Love it! You gotta get them in your awesome photography Bev. ❤ ❤ ❤
Looking now sweets..they are very hard to shoot as they are super fast..fly in grab pollen move on 🙂 loves Bev xx
Just popped a pic on your fb post sweets 🙂 xx
Many thanks for sharing 🙂 and yes Bees are essential to us all. And good to know you also kept bees Julie..We were lucky enough the other year to have two nests in our garden.. they never bothered us as we didn’t bother them.. 🙂
I do love the bees so much. Thanks for sharing this. I am always so happy to see them, though they come around less and less. I am planning to keep some hives, and nobody uses pesticides around here, but they are so rampant elsewhere. The kind that are time released within the plant are so insidious. Unbelievably horrifying.