I want you to hear the bees. This was filmed (if you can call it that–I stood there with my camera that isn’t really the best for making movies) in a field beyond the woods in our backyard. No sound from civilization typically reaches this area. That rushing sound, that is the sound of hundreds of honeybees along with some native bees as well, all happily working the Japanese knotweed that is blooming now. It feels pretty wild to stand in the middle of it all.
p.s. One of our black swallowtail butterflies emerged from its chrysalis.
We had swallowtails emerging this week, too (see my blog, which I linked to). Ours were both females, I think, but yours looks like a male — more yellow than blue at the bottom of its wings. Beautiful!
The video is surreal, Ginny! I loved it.
I LOVE the sound of the bees-and, pray for me. I’m having major second thoughts about our trip to Virginia-I’m not sure I can leave Benjamin and Samuel!!!!!
My folks raised bees and that clip just reminds me of growing up on the farm. Love it!
Ginny,
I love the pictures and thanks for posting the video- amazing!
Have a wonderful weekend.
Love, Taryn
I love where you live.
Wow..just listening to all those bees was incredible. Thanks for sharing with us.
Beautiful!
The butterflies are beautiful!
another wonderful slice of life—-loved hearing those bees!!
Between your bee’s and Soulemamas bees I have found a desire to have bee’s myself. My nickname As child was Caitlin bee… Now I find myself wanting to give some a home. Thanksyou!
Just beautiful!
Love the buzzing of the bees — it’s one of those “all’s right with the world” sort of sounds!
Such a pretty butterfly. It was so neat to hear the bees!!
That is amazing! I have dreams of raising bees; your posts always give fuel to that dream. Thank you for sharing!
Love the bees–so peaceful this morning.
Beautiful photos as usual <3 and love the bee humm
xo
Tara
listen to all those bees.
that makes me happy, bees doing their thing. my poor husband on the other hand would be having a stroke. he has an issue with bees. LOL so i will have to continue to live thru other who get to keep bees.
Amazing butterfly photos and I loved the bees. Thanks
the sound in the video is really nice, very relaxing, thanks for sharing !
Thank you for sharing the video. I could imagine myself standing peacefully (and fearfully) beside you while the bees worked their magic all around. Amazing!
Gorgeous photos. We are surrounded by towering Mountain Ash trees and when they are in bloom you can hear the hum of bees, even though most of the trees are over 200ft high! Nature is amazing. Jacinta
How I long to hear that sound again! One day, I will, when I have a home in the country. But for now, I must be content with only a solitary buzz–it seems there aren’t ever very many honey bees around all at once. One plump bee poking around a flower bed at a time seems to be the normal (sadly) in my not-quite-urban-but-definitely-not-suburban neighborhood.
Our hydrangeas hum like that when in full bloom it’s a wonderful sound.