Friday, April 3, 2009

Blooming Friday ~ Bees Love Cercis


Our redbud (Cercis canadensis) is in bloom and the bees are just going nuts over it.


The flowers remind me of a miniature version of our native orchid, Pink Lady's Slipper.


The tree is literally abuzz with bees.





Thanks to Katarina at roses and stuff for hosting Blooming Friday.


15 comments:

  1. Hi there, it's amazing! I havn't seen it before. Have to check and see if it van grow here. Beautiful photos, well done!

    Have a great weekend my friend.

    Tyra

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  2. Så underbara bilder, stämningsfulla...
    /Vella

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  3. Absolutely perfect bee shots. I think the Cercis is pretty grand too.

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  4. Sweetbay,

    Lovely photos of redbuds and bees. Not many butterflies on our redbuds this year, the weather has been either too wet or not warm enough. Our redbuds will be spent in a few days it looks.

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  5. Sweetbay, A beautiful post for Blooming Friday! I love the bees, cercis and that pretty sky! gail

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  6. It is beautiful. I hope mine blooms this year.
    Marnie

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  7. Here's another one who has to check if this gorgeous shrub would like it here in Sweden. haven't seen it before - it's gorgeous!
    Have a lovely weekend!
    Katarina

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  8. Lovely photos of a bush or a tree I have never seen before.

    Have a nice weekend
    Birgitta

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  9. Lovely photos. This is a new plant for me, I will have to check it out. Maybe I can get one for my garden.
    Have a nice weekend.
    /Helen

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  10. Hi Sweetbay, what wonderful captures! I never thought about the lady slipper bottom of the flower, it takes a photo to see that sort of thing for my poor eyesight, thanks. Growing up in Oklahoma, this is the state tree there, we used to eat the flowers from these plentiful trees, they are sweet, but watch out for the buzzers! :-)
    Frances

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  11. It bodes well for lots of seeds this fall!

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  12. That is one gorgeous Redbud and anything that brings in that many bees is good in my book. I need to look that one up as well.

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