Summers End

Leigh-Ann
Aug 25
2 min read

Updated: Sep 2

I have never loved the heat of summer, but I have always loved the birds, bees, butterflies and flowers summer brings. I’m glad for the cool weather but sad to see things leaving, wilting and moving on and migrating to warmer places.

I’ve spent a lot of time watching the bees this summer, they are so fascinating to watch. They seem so meticulous as they walk around the stamen of the flower in circles gathering up all the pollen, it’s like a little dance. Most years I try to catch photos of them as they do their work. At the end of the season they slow down and you can often find them resting on flowers. Like humming birds as flowers wilt bees have to travel farther to do their work, the cooler weather slows them and they end up resting on and beneath flower petals, for some bees it’s the end of their season (life) all together. The sweet thing about the bees slowing down is you can pet them. As a child I was afraid of bees, now as an adult I love them. I give them a little pat and thank them for their hard work.

Did you know when a bee stings a person they sometimes “regret” (instinctively preserve their life), if you don’t panic and allow them they will start moving in circles to try and unwind their stinger. Most people swat them, but it’s fascinating when given time they try to undo their “mistake” to a have a longer life.

They are such wonderful insects, and watching them this summer has been joyful and peaceful. There are many pollinators but bees are still the best.

Some of my fav bee photos below 👇🏻