Wednesday, August 22, 2018

Thanks to the bees...

We would be in serious trouble if it were not for the many hard working bees.
They work tirelessly pollinating flowers and crops.
I applaud their work and am grateful that they visit our garden every day.


Agapanthus
I grow these in the garden beds out front and in pots on the patio in the back of the Humble Bungalow Garden.
We grow white as well as the blue variety.


A multi coloured hydrangea
pink blue and mauve.


Busy bees


Purple hydrangea


Artichoke flower close up...


Bee on the Wild Chicory


Alliums


French Bee glasses


These are our everyday glasses
we also have a pitcher and two flutes for bubbly.


Bee close up on our Allium 


Deep inside the digitalis aka Foxglove


Bee on an allium


The bees in our garden buzz in large groups on the lavenders and the sea holly.

We have the local mason bees as well as the honey and bumble bees
in The Humble Bungalow Garden.

Hope you have enjoyed this post...
thank you for stopping by The Humble Bungalow Blog.


~ Bee Well and Bee Kind ~


28 comments:

Jeannine said...

Beautiful! And I love your glasses as well. I think you need to begin a new hobby - bee keeping!

Anonymous said...

I love the bee glasses! Would you share where you purchased them?

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

Oh I think that is way out of my league!

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

I purchased the bee glasses locally in Oak Bay at The Bungalow on Estevan.

LPC said...

I have always loved bee glasses:). And bee stationery for that matter!

Gardening question for you, can you think of any good purple annuals that tolerate a fair amount of shade??? Thanks in advance if anything comes to mind.

Lorrie said...

Bees are wonderful creatures. There are so many kinds of them. They are busy in our garden these days, too. Your French bee glasses are lovely.

Anonymous said...

I agree with Lorrie about bees (and love your glasses )
I'm sure you could be an excellent bee keeper,as Jeannine said
The "Code purple (/pink/blue)" photos are wonderful-you've made a lovely choice!
Dottoressa

KSL said...

It's so great that your garden is full of plants that attract bees. They're beautiful and are helping the bee population. I also love bees as symbols on stationary, glassware, and a set of flatware I have from France.

Anonymous said...

With a name like "Honey Bee" how could I not love bees? And their honey!

I found myself grinning in a gift shop featuring "Bee" products one day on my travels when a motto on one of the items read "I am the Queen Bee. I'm sorry you'll just have to sit on the curb and wave as I drive by."

Have a great day. You certainly made my day with all the thrilling purples.

Honey Bee

Margie from Toronto said...

Amazing photos - the intensity of the colours is just gorgeous.
I have noticed bees featuring on a lot of household goods lately - I have a beautiful creamy linen tea towel with a bumble bee embroidered in gold - I keep meaning to get it framed - just can't use it!

Poppy Q said...

I love your collection of purple flowers. It must make you smile to see your garden.

awhiterockgarden said...

Beautiful photos!

Patricia said...

What lovely pictures, and such an imaginative post. We grow agapanthus, and I always enjoy the drama of their flowering season. But hydrangeas, I love them, but find them difficult. I do enjoy seeing what your garden produces, with such expert gardeners as you two! Yay for the busy bees.

Susan said...

Such beautiful pictures! I love bees, as well, and am always happy to see them in my garden.

mabonmoon said...

Lovely photos. It must be satisfying to see so many bees hard at work in your garden.

LA CONTESSA said...

YOU ARE THE PURPLE HOSTESS!!!!!!!
I see fewer and fewer BEE'S A BUZZZing around HERE each year!!!!!!Even less BUTTERFLIES!!!!!!

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

I do not plant many annuals...geraniums are my only regular annual that I buy...I have had success with lobelia, begonias and verbena.
Not too sure what would work in the shade that happens to be purple...hope your local garden centre can help you with that...ours have plants grouped in areas that are "full sun" "shade" "deer proof" "drought tolerant."

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

The bee glasses are really durable too...great to use outdoors and when the grandchildren are here!

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

You have way more faith in me about bee keeping...I cannot imagine adding that to my repertoire! Maybe my husband would like to do it?

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

I'd quite like a bee brooch...a gold one with some diamonds perhaps!!

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

Greetings Queen Bee! (waving from here)
I've seen some scarves with bees too...and tea towels.

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

The vivid purples and blues really stand out in the garden.
The tea towel sounds quite lovely...

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

Our garden evokes many feelings...mostly positive ones but some days when I look at all the work required I inwardly groan!

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

Thank you Wendy!

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

Agapanthus are lovely plants...hydrangeas are greedy plants that require lots of water so not for areas that are too hot or too dry. I would imagine them being a challenging plant for your climate.

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

We like to see many bees...growing plants that they love is part of the reason that we choose those particular varieties...as it encourages them to pollinate the other things in our yard.

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

I must confess to smiling as we walk about listening to their busy buzzing...

hostess of the humble bungalow said...

We had oodles of butterflies this summer...more than usual. I think it may be because our city has banned the use of certain pesticides.