Spruce's honey bees

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      Hi Mr Shiny,
      the kids ( aged 28 ( Hemanta ) and 26 ( his wife Anu for 2 years) and it was great taking them with us the the Chitwan Nature Park in southern Nepal - bordering India.
      Off to meet their respective parents in a couple of days time and share a dinner with them at home,so I'd best behave,
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        Hi Jen

        At least you used "behave" on the bee thread :loll:
         
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          Saw my first garden bee today Spruce! It was a bumble! :hapydancsmil: It's brill seeing them again. :spinning:
           
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            We've had a couple of bumbles as well :) lovely to see :)
             
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              we need photos please :biggrin:
               
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                On Sunday, when I was weeding a bed of pulmonaria, there were dozens of large fluffy bees working their way through the abundant flowers on the plants. Presumably, they love pulmonaria flowers. :blue thumb:
                 
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                  A valuable flower at this time of year
                   
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                    I still can't get on the petition website. :gaah:
                     
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                      Saw this little fellow enjoying himself among the Pussy Willow flowers today.
                      [a small disclaimer as I can't claim to have taken these great shots, the person who had the skill and camera "eye" to take them is Trunky!!!]. I've just moved the images to this thread from "What's flying and buzzing near you?" Thread on the request of Spruce who thought they would more more suitable here.}
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                        Had to warm this little chap up before he could fly away:)

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                          Spruce, I came across some hives in a Nepalese village that we walked to
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                          but, on closer inspection, decided that the processing plant didn't come up to scratch
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                          so I bought these 2 from a vendor by the riverbank - probably from the same place.
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                          never can resist a pot of local honey,
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                            You get about Jen thats a fact did you see the bees as well ??
                             
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                              Yes Spruce, they were flying in and out of the hives,
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