Friday, July 8, 2016

Red Monarda.......sometimes called Bee Balm.


As I was wading through a path that was being overcrowded by this plant, I turned to see and the shade of the whole patch.  I tried to get one focused photos of a bumblebee but that didn't happen. The bees were right next to me on the path and  were too busy collecting pollen to care about me.

4 comments:

Linda said...

Lovely photos, Larry, and I would not have known the name! Thanks so much for sharing. :)

Kay said...

I like these. Have never seen them before.

Valerie said...

A brilliant showing... I bet the bees got a lot of honey.

Coloring Outside the Lines said...

Pretty flowers! Our crepe myrtle has bloomed and I've been trying to get a good shot of the bees that are all over it. They do not want to be still, though! I am amazed at how industrious they are.

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