I was overjoyed to see a large bee harvesting pollen from one of our roses this afternoon. Honey bees are a rare sight in our garden now after the Varroa mite decimated hives in New Zealand.
I hope the population can regenerate strongly. We need our honey bees.
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That is so wonderful. I never really cared much about bees before but now I am very concerned about those litttle fellas. I am glad to see them whenever I can. Great pic.
Thanks for posting a comment. Bees are critical to our lives here on earth. We used to have big numbers in our garden but not any more. I hope to see more….
That’s good news! I hope they’ve managed to control the mites now.
I hope the mites are no longer destroying the hives and we see lots of friendly bees around again.