The new neighbours

Last night, in the dead of night, we had new neighbours move in. There are hundreds of them living in 12 condominiums. I think they will be quiet neighbours and they seem to be well organised and in full employment. It seems they are clever too, as their condo doorways are all colour and shape coded so they can find their way home efficiently. They are all very busy and life seems to be a buzz!

[Lesley Chisholm]

Great commentary! I hope you enjoy the fruits of their labour soon enough!

[Poppo Livy]

However, I hear they can be quite nasty if you upset them

[Issi Bannerman]

Ha ha ... I suspect they'll be very busy!

[Pat Knowles]

Hope they don't come round too often to borrow your sugar!

[julia]

Well you should be right for your toast in the morning ... love their coloured doors.. please don't upset them..

[Jenfurj]

Oh yum, fresh honey is the best. Hope they behave for you.

[Scott Houston]

Hah! I spent a summer or two feeding bees (kiwifruit orchard). Never could seal the bee suit 100% :)

[Peter]

Interesting capture full of colour and detail Dianne, thanks for sharing the background to the shot:)

[sally agnew]

Viva bees. Love the narrative :)

[Valerie Chesney]

Love these shots, so colorful & made me smile & I so enjoyed the narrative..

[Chris K]

hope they stay safe. evidently there have bee quite a few hive thefts over her lately and one beekeeper is going to install tracking devices on his hives so they can be traced

[Photo Bird]

Fun photo and just love your narrative :-)

[Dianne]

@cruiser yes it's a problem - these ones are out of sight from the road.

[Joyce]

Great story and very smart homes

[Margaret Brown]

Nice to see your very hardworking new neighbours, I do like their residences!

[Ali P]

Nice - My hubby is doing a course soon in Drury starting in March!

[tony gig]

Fabulous, and great for nature...fav

[Faye Turner]

Very cool! Love to see nature doing well! There is such a decline in the numbers of bees now! Such a shame!

[Marnie]

LOL, love that commentary. Fascinating about the colour/shape coding, I didn't realise bees could figure that out.

[Tony]

Interesting capture and fascinating information. So much in this world to learn.