The magnolia tree is out in full bloom and the bees are busy gathering the pollen. They barely took any notice of me hovering over the blooms as they foraged between these anemone-like centres of the flowers. Take all you can carry, little bees, these flowers last only a very short time! (I wonder what magnolia honey might taste like?) The perfume is almost overpowering, with such a large tree so full of flowers.
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wisely done!
+Ellie Kennard :-)))
Thank you very much +Jacqueline Hodsdon
+Wayne Lu and +HQSP Natural Other thank you very much. It is my pleasure to share with the theme.
You are wasting a valuable resource, in that case, +Joyce Fay 🙂
+Giselle Savoie – thanks so much, Giselle!
So very beautiful!
I love magnolia, ours is finished here. Seems I have a lot in common with that bee, I don't collect pollen though.
Wonderful shot! Thank you for sharing with #HQSPNaturalOther (Via +Wayne Lu). 🙂
A fabulous capture and the detail is amazing! 🙂
Looking forward to see your magnolia tree!
Trust me, +Christina Lihani , it is intoxicating!
+Mandy Allen 🙂
Now I just went out to take a picture of the whole tree, so I can show you, +Ursula Klepper
We will have to see. 😉
And thanks.
Beautiful! I wonder if your magnolia look the same as our magnolias looked. :o)
No worries, Ellie, this is a delicious image anyway! 🙂 (no wonder the bee was in there)
I can almost smell your photo +Ellie Kennard!
Thanks a lot +Shelly Gunderson – I find that the short time we have them it's often windy and so hard to get a decent photograph in detail.
Thank you +Mari Luukkonen – to get it sharp, I did not focus too close, as that would have reduced my depth of field a lot. I had to crop it, but had plenty of room to do so.
+Didier Misson – thank you very much.
+Sumit Sen – I appreciate your comment a lot.
Lovely expression, made me smile, +Gina Beck
Thanks a lot +Ray Bilcliff
I'm so sorry, +Mandy Allen – you are right. I will remove the hashtag. Sorry to have bothered you when I know you are busy with the theme.
It's a beautiful capture of the bee, but this isn't a #buggylunch ! Please could you read our About page which explains just what buggy lunch is about…. the clue is in the word lunch. Now if there was a crab spider in there eating the bee, that's be a buggy lunch. 🙂
Just beautiful
Excellent capture. Thank you for sharing it with +Buggy Friday
Beauty Feast.
That is a beautiful capture! 🙂
very nice !
How did you get that so sharp! Great image +Ellie Kennard 🙂
Lovely macro with a bee bonus! Our magnolias are done, they sure do not last long.