Malawian bees love maize. This lady was packing maize into little bags. She was so calm and they were working well together until I arrived and started insisting they set up a bee hive in the corner. Cash crop?
This is not Photoshopped. I'm so loving the shadow from the stamens. Still have to find out what tree it is. WLYK
Update:
A very knowledgeable friend informs me that this flower is from the Bauhinia family and is the floral emblem in Hong Kong. Check out the wiki - Bauhinia - very interesting species.
So strange- the timing of this "bee story"- - just this week Marion and I became very aware of bees working in the bird-seed dish outside our kitchen. The mixture is "Tuin mengsel" a general mix including crushed maize- -! Funny, hey?
ReplyDeleteVery interesting indeed
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