Bee on Blue Bugles

Given the state of the world's honey bees, I'm always happy to see them busy in the flower beds. Perhaps this is a White House bee and should have its own Secret Service detail for protection.

I captured this picture in the midst of a bed of blue bugle flowers in front of my office building. At least, I think they're bugle flowers. Let me know if you know for sure. Their name makes for a lovely tongue twister.

Our temperatures here hit the 90s today for the first time this year and this evening we have delightful rolling thunder.

[Laurie Higgins]

Beautiful! I feel the same way about bees.

[Chris Stapleton]

Cool

[Shelley]

Nicely spotted and captured. I like the dof.

[virtualbrownie]

Lovely capture - like the idea of an escaped White House bee

[carol white]

Lovely capture!!

[Lady Magpie (Heather)]

Pretty capture and good detail with the bee. I don't think it's a White House Bee as it would have your Stars & Stripes in front of it.

[David Ortiz Jr]

Timely capture! Lovely colors and natural documentation of nature at work!

[Khawbecker]

@lauriehiggins Thanks, Laurie. :)

[Khawbecker]

@cljs Thanks for dropping by, Chris.

[Khawbecker]

@moxy Thank you, Shelley.

[Khawbecker]

@virtualbrownie Thank you. :) I don't know how far bees from a hive travel to collect pollen, but these flowers are only two blocks from the White House hives, so it's possible this is a White House bee. Ha.

[Khawbecker]

@carolmw Thanks, Carol.

[Khawbecker]

@ladymagpie Thanks, Heather. Point well taken. ;)

[Khawbecker]

@davydo Thanks, Dave. I appreciate the fav! :)

[Simply Sharon]

Oh my! Just beautiful!!!

[Khawbecker]

@simplysharon Thanks, Sharon. And thanks for the follow! :)