This Camellia variety has the type of blossom with a prominent center and on Sunday the blooms were well visited by bees.
The bees were making a haul of pollen.
This flower was on the outside of the plant, right at my eye level making for nice closeups.
The temperature had been below freezing a few nights last week and I was rather surprised to see this much bee activity.
Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, SC
February 20, 2021
Excellent shots of these hovering bees!
Thanks, Belinda! I think they might have been moving slower than normal as the temp was only about 50 F (10C) . Good for the photographer 😀
We had some hail and freezing rain today…Send some bees my way soon. 🙂
Soon, Mike, very soon! Our 14 day forecast has no temps below freezing 😀 And I saw Japanese Magnolia blossoms open today!
Nice. We’re warming up a bit and a lot of our snow is beginning to melt. I am sure that things will be blooming soon.
What a fabulous, detailed series, Ellen! Look at that bee gather!!
Thanks, Donna, they were really raking it in!