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Post by Sam on Apr 7, 2013 1:41:40 GMT -5
Heavy snow on the fourth of April, 2013 had the Grape Hyacinths virtually buried. The very next day, 4-5-13, the same flowers were being visited by Honey Bees. Note the pollen already gathered and attached to the hind legs. It will be turned into honey to feed the brood.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 14:04:34 GMT -5
Awesome! I've never had much luck with macro shots.
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Post by Sam on Aug 24, 2013 14:10:36 GMT -5
I'm pretty new to digital photography. I'm not sure if this fits the technical definition of a macro photo. It is generally accepted though. This board will be pretty informal. I hope we can ... ummmm ... 'focus' on the photos and not too heavily on formality.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 24, 2013 14:33:29 GMT -5
Informal is good. I'd definitely say these qualify as macro. The detail is amazing. I'd love to have some come out as well as yours did. sent from my Galaxy S4
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Post by Sam on Aug 24, 2013 15:25:14 GMT -5
Thank you moonbeam. I've been very lucky to get some rewarding shots. I enjoy it a lot.
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Post by les on Feb 24, 2015 2:30:46 GMT -5
Good set Sam
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Post by Sam on Feb 24, 2015 4:55:10 GMT -5
Thank you Les. I'm hoping the honey bees have a good year this year.
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Post by les on Feb 24, 2015 6:11:50 GMT -5
So do I last year there was another bee destroying are honey bees and the fruit growers want the honey bees as they pollinat the fruit
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Post by Sam on Feb 24, 2015 18:19:47 GMT -5
We've lost a lot of honey bees all across the country in the last 5 years or so. No one is sure exactly why. Some blame pesticides, others blame the cold winters. It's serious enough that it has had an affect on a lot of produce grower's crops.
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Post by tiki on Feb 24, 2015 20:09:24 GMT -5
We've lost a lot of honey bees all across the country in the last 5 years or so. No one is sure exactly why. Some blame pesticides, others blame the cold winters. It's serious enough that it has had an affect on a lot of produce grower's crops. Probably it is because pesticide I think
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Post by Sam on Feb 25, 2015 3:56:12 GMT -5
Tiki, by a strange set of circumstances I have 4 classes of pesticide licenses. I have to take classes to get points to keep those license and by coincidence a recent block of classes in Charleston included a presentation by an entomologist from a pesticide supplier. She gave a lot of information on both sides of the subject. Many suspect that neonicotinoids are to blame but the studies are not conclusive, so far. Like any government regulated study, the results will probably come too late to help the honey bees. For many years I have been planting and transplanting shrubs, plants and trees (like sourwood) that are appealing and help the bees. They are native and I use no chemicals of any kind, not even fertilizer. It's a small personal effort and probably will make no difference to anyone, but me.
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