Borage Buzz

Up Close

 

I've been sorting photos, and I found these from 2021, taken with my phone...I am amazed at the clarity: you can see hairs on the bees' legs, grains of pollen legs, even tiny tears in the wings of the bee in the first three photos. So cool!

Miss Bee

 

Borage Bees

 

Details

 

A sweet borage flower...

Cut

 

Bits and bobs from the cutting garden...

Basil, Borage, Bees

 

Bees, Borage

 

I couldn't get a good photo of the pollen pants on these girls--they were almost white! 

And this pink borage flower was on the same plant as many purple ones...

Birdus Interruptus: Happy World Bee Day!

 

I think we all know how I feel about bees (LOL)...truly some of the most fascinating creatures on the planet. Let's celebrate them!

Welcome Back

The borage, which went crazy last season, self-seeded and is back, bigger and better than ever (really, the leaves are HUGE). It's just started to bloom--bring on the bees!
 

B Is for...

Bee, and borage.

(Pic from last year...the borage hasn't bloomed yet this year.)
 

Borage Forage

 I have tons of borage in the cutting garden...it has rather taken over, but I don't mind at all...my bee girls love it!

 Love its fuzziness...

 And I have a plant that has mostly purple/blue flowers, but one pink one. Nature!

Garden Check-In

 The very first sweet pea of the season--yay! It has already been cut and is by my bedside.

 I have borage absolutely taking over one of the cutting beds. So pretty.

And another bed is filled with pinks (relatives of carnations, and with a similar smell. Love the paint-spattered look of this one.