Sunday afternoon I went out and shot photos of some bees buzzing around some flowers in my front yard.
I think that these flowers are viburnum. It was quite breezy which made it hard to focus. I got as close to the bees as I could get without spooking them. My keeper rate was probably about 10% with these photos; there were a lot of blurry ones. As usual with macros, the depth of field is razor thin.
There were some on the mountain laurel, but they really had their heads buried in the flowers and all I got was bee butts.
Just an old shrub in my front yard that I thought was dead a couple of years ago but it made a come-back.
No bees or photographers were harmed in the making of this blog.
Jason Frels 
I don’t know my garden flowers, but whatever these are, they’re quite pretty. And it is fun to see the bees out and about again. The only real question is, did you find a Do Bee or a Don’t Bee?
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I am 51% sure that it is a viburnum because I planted it about 18 years ago and I somewhat remember it being viburnum. It got big and beautiful for several years and then a utility company just about destroyed it with all that right-of-was nonsense. I then cut most of it back and it has sort of lived a few years, but this year it is back in business and beckoning the bees.
I guess it was a don’t bee as in don’t be stinging me. I am not very worried about bees. I have gotten into a few bee hives by accident in the past and gotten stung and bunch and it wasn’t so bad. I realize that it is worse for others though. I am afraid of certain wasps as I have had painful experience with them.
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I certainly remember the day I learned a bumble bee can sting multiple times. I didn’t know they lived in the ground, either — until I disturbed one’s happy home.
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Wow, those are stunning photos. I love the bee shots. I’m glad you weren’t stung, and no bees were harmed.
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I am a fan of bees and try not to harm them.
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Your flowers are beautiful! I had never heard of that flower before. I am going to show my Mom your post, for she loves flowers and I am anxious to see whether she has heard of this one before.
The bee is cute too. 🙂 Good job!
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Those are terrific. And I’m glad you didn’t harm the bees.
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Bees are our friends, for sure, and this is a busy one! Love the flowers too.
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Thanks. When I see a lot of bees around the flowers in the yard, it makes me feel like everything is OK.
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