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Bees and more bees!
sara haywood
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I think most of my planting is for the bees, I have hundreds of them buzzing round my garden. I try to get as many photos of them as I can (I am no photographer!) but today I got one coming into land!
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Amazing difference for those tiny little wings!
I think that's a lovely pic
It's such a simple thing Sara but it's always fascinating watching them isn't it? I stood for ages watching all sorts of different ones on a cotoneaster the other day.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They are just amazing! Did you know they quite enjoy being stroked? My children think I am mad, I do it show them they shouldn't run from them!
and this one has a furry bum!
I love seeing bees come to the garden. Last year I had a dahlia flower very well, and they were all over it every day. This year I have a few dahlias, partly because of the bees, though they're yet to flower.
Try raising the ISO of your camera to 200 or 400, or maybe even 800 on a bright sunny day like today. The difference in picture quality will be small but you'll end up with a faster shutter time, which will produce sharper images.
Taking photos like this is always difficult because the wind is blowing the flowers around while the bee is buzzing around, so nothing stays still. The shorter the exposure (a faster shutter time), the clearer the snapshot of the moment will be, and sometimes it's a better compromise to have a sharper image with more speckles caused by a high ISO, than a blurry image with no speckles at all.
Thanks Tomsk, I shall try that next time, to be honest I didn't even know the bee was there till the photo was taken. I am however determined to get some action shots now!
That's a brilliant photo!! I love watching the bees make use of the flowers,its just one of many reasons we garden I think,to know we're playing an important role in the ecosystem.
I've always thought that the presence of bees, wasps and butterflies is the sign of a healthy garden. Alliums are great attractors too.
Is there an annual bee count to go with the RSPB garden bird count? If not there should be (ha! bee!).
G.
Great picture Gareth. I shall volunteer to count my bees..... if only they would sit still!
This year so far I have seen more bees than any other year I can remember,lets hope they are on the increase and making a comeback.