Look at that payload of pollen on this hard-working beauty . . .

"Excuse me Bee, I have dibs on this flower for a bit, so may I suggest another one of these beautiful flowers around us?"

Spring was a late arrival this year, and so were the bluebells and bees; much better late than never . . .

The late evening sun bathes a Bumblebee in rim light as it buzzes to its next destination among the flowers.

To bumblebee or not to bumblebee, hmmmm? Just can't help myself when I'm sitting with the flowers to follow these guys from flower to flower and watch them hard at work. So, I'll go ahead and bumblebee and hope folks don't tire of seeing images of these wonders of nature.

Pollen Sacs. What in the heck? Last summer as various types of bees began visiting the flowers, some of the captures showed a few of the bees with these yellow things on their legs - both honey bees and bumblebees had them. Not being a guru on bees, the research began . . .