Blue Honey by maggiemae

Blue Honey


The Ceanothus is humming with bees so I didn’t have to wait long for this to happen. Bees seem to like blue flowers! The flowers have a pink colour before coming blue.
Three Good Things:
1. Another hot day - had to change my clothes.
2. John fixed his 1956 velocette motorbike- the throttle jammed on a recent demonstration trip.
3. Made my own toasted muesli - lots of nuts, rolled oats, seeds - Pumpkin and others, dried cranberries and dried apricots plus coconut. Toasted in the oven with NZ olive oil and NZ honey! Delicious with a banana and creamy yoghurt!



What gorgeous colours....and bees are fascinating.
Love the ingredients for your muesli 👍
October 21st, 2018  
@sarah19 The tree is huge and full of these lovely blue flowers, Sarah! Taken so many photos!
October 21st, 2018  
Bep
Your no. 3 sounds great.
Gorgeous picture of your ceanothus.
October 21st, 2018  
Wonderful colors!
October 21st, 2018  
Ooh Lovely shot - look at those laden legs with nectar ! Super blue flowers.

Love the sound of your muesli
October 21st, 2018  
The very picture of summer...I can almost hear the bees buzzing & feel the warm sun. This is so pretty! You make a good breakfast!
October 21st, 2018  
sweet capture and great colors
October 21st, 2018  
Very pretty, looks so summery!
October 21st, 2018  
@happypat The sun is shining and the bees are buzzing. A lovely Labour's day with a difference! Normally awful weather!
October 21st, 2018  
lovely shot
October 21st, 2018  
Bee's love blue... You have caught the bee well...
October 21st, 2018  
This is so lovely. Beautiful really. Your 3 good things are great, I bet your Muesli is so good.
October 21st, 2018  
Great catch- there's something fascinating about bees in flight. I'm not sure what it is but when you capture it, you can look at the picture for hours. Love the colors on your plant- and apparently so do the bees! Yum Yum on #3! Bravo John on #2.
October 22nd, 2018  
Such a neat capture with gorgeous colors and great timing and capture of the bee
October 22nd, 2018  
a beautiful image with terrific shallow DOF
October 22nd, 2018  
Great timing and capture!
October 22nd, 2018  
Beautiful lighting, color and flying bee! Fav.
October 22nd, 2018  
I love the colours in this shot, well done to capture that bee.
October 22nd, 2018  
A stunning capture with wonderful colours and dof. Your muesli sounds delicious, fav for all ;-)
October 22nd, 2018  
@louannwarren I like the candour in your comments, Lou Ann! Thank you!
October 22nd, 2018  
@ludwigsdiana I've sort of got the hang of focus in my camera! Thanks!
October 22nd, 2018  
@olivetreeann With all the weight on their legs -the bees, not the observers... its amazing they have the strength to fly back to the hive. We have looked at this - do they have a GPS or is it "follow the leader"!
October 22nd, 2018  
@seattlite I had plenty of opportunity, Gloria - it was just a matter of getting my elbows and arms to remain very still!
October 22nd, 2018  
So lovely
October 22nd, 2018  
Great image, I am amazed he is able to fly loaded up with pollen.
October 22nd, 2018  
nice colorings
October 22nd, 2018  
Beautiful. Fav
October 22nd, 2018  
I love ceanothus, used to have one in my garden. Prolific flowers. This is a super shot
October 22nd, 2018  
Well caught. Lovey colours and pov.
October 22nd, 2018  
such cheerful colors
October 27th, 2018  
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