Just Bees

With all the talk about the loss of our Honey Bee population, I was thrilled to discover that they have become attracted to the bush I have near my front railing up to the porch. The shrub there is one that is unknown to me. It has small waxy leaves and the tiniest fuzz of a flower, yellow, and the bees love it! I plan to take a small branch to my local nursery to see what kind of shrub this is and plant more!

Feasting on the bush, I saw fat bumble bees, orchard mason bees (a NW type of honey bee), the American Honey Bee, a few Italians, and a smattering of Caucasians. Bees. They actually have races within their types. We are used to American and Italian Honey bees mostly around here, but the Caucasians are interesting because they are white, not the usual fat black and yellow striped ones. They are all very very very busy gathering nectar while they can.

I don't know why I am so pleased that they found me here in my new house, but I am really glad they did. It sort of restores my faith in our future. I kept hearing horror stories about bee populations dying off, hives being deserted, and more and more signs of climate shifts and disaster waiting to happen.

So along with warmer weather, longer days, I am very happily content just to know that the bees have returned. At least for now. Makes me smile.