The crocuses have spoken!; " It's time to open the bee bar and let them bees have a nip!"
This week, the temperature has been unusually warm and yes! It's officially spring in Holland!
The crocuses were the first open bee bars, I' ve seen this time. The moment the warm sun kisses the open blooms, the honeybees go buzzing in the crocuses' bee bars, hovering around and nippin' on the pollen. Hay Fever? Who cares about that when you're a bee!.
I would want to keep writing about it but let me just show you instead.
The crocuses in my garden beat the Snow Drops. I was expecting them to open first but I guess there wasn't enough sun where I've placed the later. I've been waiting for them to break through the ground but as of the moment, only one of them seem to be doing it.
By the way, did you know that Snow Drops actually have green hearts on the petals which holds the pollen? I didn't, I've just found out recently!
I used to dislike Snow Drops just because I thought they're plain white and are invasive. However, my hubby and I wanted to have our own colony of bees .. what? I mean .. try - bee keeping but our garden size and daily schedule doesn't qualify so we just enjoyed our stay there.
I found out from a bee museum that Snow Drops are the first food source for honeybees so for the love of the later, I hoarded on their bulbs the moment they were on sale in autumn and mind you, I had a hard time finding one for weeks! It seems that everybody here knows about the magic of the Snow Drops. No wonder I see them around a lot on grasses beside the pavement of the foot paths.
It's been a week of sunshine and blue sky and may the heavens permit that it stays so! Spring did come pretty soon! I can't wait for bulb domination! For now, have a great weekend ya 'll!
