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Title: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: WTx on June 05, 2007, 05:35:33 PM
Here are some shots I took experimenting with some macro stuff.  These were taken a few months ago.

Bluebonnets

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Some Roses in the backyard...
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Iris shots in the backyard...
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Playing with the new SB-800 on a Magnolia blossom...
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Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: Pat on June 05, 2007, 07:18:24 PM
Lovely photo!  I like the Texas bluebonnets.  We don't have anything like that up here in Canada.

The bee is nice to see in this year that there's a mysterious shortage. 

Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: WTx on June 05, 2007, 07:49:57 PM
Thanks Pat!  I keep hering about the bee shortage but I saw lots of them this year?  Go figure!?
Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: Pat on June 05, 2007, 07:53:31 PM
I've seen them as well but it's a known fact around this area that 80% of the apiaries didn't over winter and even in the warmer climates they didn't as well. 

My father was a beekeeper and my husband and I were as well (until he became allergic to them) and so as a result, I love to see the pictures of bees. 

Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: JudyB on June 06, 2007, 12:03:32 AM
These are absolutely beautiful. 

I too particulatly like the bee ones as well.  We live in Northern Ontario, and we still have lots of bumble bees, and I have seen quite a gew honey bees as well. 

Keep the pictures coming, you have a great eye!
Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: Ruth on June 12, 2007, 07:52:41 PM



Lovely shots
Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: Barbarian on June 22, 2007, 08:00:33 PM
There's a serious problem with bees.   There's a parasitic mite that kills off hives, but apparently, that's only part of the problem.   No one knows for sure what's happening.

But it's a very big problem for agriculture; many crops depend on bees for pollenation.

Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: Pat on July 08, 2007, 08:59:20 PM
I'd sure love to see more bee photos.  Love them so much
Title: Re: Texas Spring Flowers...and one Bee
Post by: JudyB on July 15, 2007, 09:35:45 PM
So far here in the north we are ok with the bees.  The big honey producer seems to be doing well, as a result so are the farmers.

Yes I too would love to see more bee pictures!