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This week my girls had great fun
picking Echinacea flowers.
They held these beautiful cone flowers
next to other flowers, like hummingbird sage
to see if the bees would come over.
There were lots of bumble bees
on the Greek oregano as well.
My girls have a real relationship with bees.
Cheering them on for pollinating cantaloupe.
Gently stroking their backs when on a flower.
I'm grateful that they are respectful
- not fearful -
of these beautiful and important creatures.
Maybe one day we can have
some honeybees of our own.
Go out and pick some flowers
and see if you can catch some bees, too!
carrie
p.s. Look for a post soon introducing this sweet girl.
She was watching the girls carry around their bees.
She seems to take after a pollinator herself.
Fruit bat anyone?
