It Mite Bee

[Chewyhairball]

Its fun chasing bees around a field. But even more fun when one sits still for 2 seconds.

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv274/ropeypat/3a83159f.jpg

[annthracks]

Glad to see I'm not the only one that chases bees around the garden LOL

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/74/183403994_0013a79dd8_o.jpg

[wifie]

As long as neither of you get stung! :eek:

Cute pics - thanks for sharing!

[Chewyhairball]

haha..nice wing action...looking at it like that it is amazing they manage to take off...

[Chewyhairball]

do you think it is the same bee?:roll:

[Joe Mclaughlin]

Funny thing, I have a shrub in my garden, Im embarrased to say I dont know what its called, having studied Horticulture for three years, but it attracts so many bees this time every year that it buzzes continuously with dozens of them doing there thing virtually all day long. This year however, theres only a few at any one time as opposed to between 12 and 15 at any one time last year. Seems the winter and those pesky mites are having a detrimental effect on our friends the beers.

[annthracks]

... detrimental effect on our friends the beers.

I think you've had one too many... LOL

[wifie]

I think you've had one too many... LOL

LOL I am hopin it was just a typo but hey . . .

It is very sad to read that you are seeing less bees JM. I walk a fair bit and see many dead bees on the ground - it does may one think.

[Joe Mclaughlin]

I must have had beers on the brain. ....However a few days after writing that on the thread they all appeared as if by magic and there were dozens of them all over the shrub. Maybe they missed last orders!;)

[wifie]

Oh pleased to see they have bee-n seen! :)