bees flying today

[nickdub]

I've got 4 hives of bees at the moment and it was good to see activity from all of them today. Particularly popular were the snowdrops and the green hellebore flowers.

[veggiechicken]

They're on the camellias here.

[nickdub]

They're on the camellias here.

I don't think so VC - my bees generally don't travel more than few miles, unless they get an accidental lift - probably someone-else's bees you saw I expect - they do all look very alike :-)

[veggiechicken]

You're correct and I am wrong! I should have said these are MY bees, not yours. I know that because mine Buzz in Welsh (and there's no Z in Welsh)!!

[SarrissUK]

haha nickdub, you made me laugh out loud then lol Lovely to hear they're waking up

[nickdub]

Bees from several of my hives doing orientation flights today in the afternoon sunshine. :-)

[veggiechicken]

Are these yours, Nick?
They just popped in to check out my Muscari

[nickdub]

I can hear them in the photo, and the sound contains no Z - so definitely Welsh :-)

[veggiechicken]

OK, you guessed, they're mine and their names are Bryn and Blodwyn

[annie8]

I thought welsh made good use of all the consonants.

[veggiechicken]

Nooooooooooooooo!! We don't use all the difficult Scrabble letters - K, Q, X, Z. Maybe others that I've forgotten.

[mcdood]

Saw this fella today, not your common or garden bee i normally see. google suggests he might be a red-tailed bee, is that right?

[annie8]

I still have the bee count app on my phone. Looks like a red tailed black bumblebee to me.

[nickdub]

Saw this fella today, not your common or garden bee i normally see. google suggests he might be a red-tailed bee, is that right?

That's a lovely photo - BTW working, so sure not to be a fella :-)