For the summer, here’s a short bit written to a photo prompt from Rochelle Wisoff-Fields for the Friday Fictioneers, with a little bit of inspiration from our local newspaper. Flowers, unfortunately, often make me think of bees, but then, shouldn’t we?
Oh, thank heaven, I’ve finally found one of these creatures who doesn’t think grass is the only beautiful plant. What can we pollinate, you fools, if you keep denying us flowers?
So much lovely, rich, sweet nectar here. I can see enough white and yellow blooms to keep the entire hive busy.
I’m zooming in, folks! A bit here, a bit there, and my crop is bulging. Back to the hive to store the nectar in honey, then return for more. I’ll bring the whole family next time.
Thank you, blessed creature. The hive won’t starve this cold, dark winter.
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Genie in a Box: Words and thoughts from Eugenia Parrish, Author 
Lovely story. I like the bee’s eye viewpoint.
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Thank you for reading! From the angle of the picture, all I could think of was the bee’s eye viewpoint.
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A great pov. A garden canbe a little natural refuge for all critters… and give us flowers and veggies on top. If we do it right, which is much easier than trying to keep everything ‘messy’ out.
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Yes, isn’t it funny how our definitions of ‘messy’ can be so different. My father pursued every fallen leaf, every dandelion, that spoiled the wide swath of green as an enemy invasion. I thought they were pretty.
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Now I know what the bees think. Well done.
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Thank you! I think it was the angle of the photo. I just felt like a bee homing in, and what would he think of it?
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🙂
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My yard and the field behind the house are full of dandelions. I like the idea of sentient bees being appreciative of them.
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Thanks, so do I! My father spent his leisure time carrying on a war on dandelions. I never understood why.
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Very cool, I’ve never seen them as “weeds” and I know that wine can be made from the blossoms and the greens can be eaten. I like them as food for bees 🙂
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I always enjoy seeing bees around the flowers at home – makes me think I’m at least playing my part for them. Nice one 🙂
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Thanks, Iain. When I was a kid, I hated bees — they messed up our playtime. But we’re having to rethink this now.
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Dear Genia,
Lovely story to bee in. 😉 May the bees continue to make honey.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks, Rochelle. I didn’t like bees as a kid — stepped on too many and had to pull out a sticker 😀 But I guess we all need to rethink our passion for perfect green lawns.
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You are so right, the bees need the plants just as much as the plants need these busy insects to pollinate and reproduce their fruit.
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When I was a kid, I wanted the bees chased away. Now we all need to rethink that! Thanks for reading, James.
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Such gardens must be a treasure for those bees.
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That’s what I thought! When I was a kid, I hated bees for stinging me, but when I got older, I couldn’t understand my father’s need for an acre of grass — and nothing else. Thanks for reading!
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