{"id":1548,"date":"2013-02-11T18:26:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T00:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=1548"},"modified":"2013-02-11T19:36:49","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T01:36:49","slug":"traffic-jam-at-the-beehive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/?p=1548","title":{"rendered":"Traffic Jam at the beehive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The pollen is on! The bees are crazy busy bringing home some beautiful orange pollen. The bounty is so large there is a veritable traffic jam at the entrance of my hive with all the bees bringing home the gold. I have no idea which trees are in bloom, but my bees are bringing back the orange pollen by the bucket loads. <a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN01781.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1551\" alt=\"DSCN0178\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN01781-1024x883.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN01781-1024x883.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN01781-300x258.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN01781-347x300.jpg 347w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0180.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1550\" alt=\"DSCN0180\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0180-1024x800.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0180-1024x800.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0180-300x234.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0180-383x300.jpg 383w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>This is excellent news since this means that my queen is laying eggs and the brood is growing. Next week I will be opening the hive (weather permitting of course &#8211; can&#8217;t bee too cold!) to see what is going on in there. But from the outside all looks well.<\/p>\n<p>My Texas Redbuds are about to bloom too. That always causes a big bee frenzy. I can&#8217;t wait to what color that pollen will be.<\/p>\n<p>Next to the house is this old scrubby looking shrub. I don&#8217;t quite know what kind of plant this is. Perhaps an Acacia of some sort. Its always first to bloom here in my yard. Tiny little blooms that the syrphid flies enjoy. Only one honey bee has found it as seen below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0183e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1553\" alt=\"DSCN0183e\" src=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0183e-1024x820.jpg\" width=\"584\" height=\"467\" srcset=\"http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0183e-1024x820.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0183e-300x240.jpg 300w, http:\/\/sun-dancing.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/DSCN0183e-374x300.jpg 374w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a>I guess this is just not worth the effort of calling any of her sisters out here, since something much larger and bounty full is blooming out there. Only my girls would know where that is and they&#8217;re not sharing! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The pollen is on! The bees are crazy busy bringing home some beautiful orange pollen. 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