We sat beneath this tree for devotions this morning. It was literally humming! There were so many bees busily working away in these blossoms. If you look beyond the pool on the left of the picture you can see at least one of our hives.
I tried to get a photo of all the honey bees in the tree but they were too small.
It was such perfect weather that Ken and Matthew opened the hives and harvested some of the honey this afternoon. Yum!
(Honey bees don't like rainy days. They are stuck in the hive and get crabby. You are more likely to be stung on a rainy day!)
Violets are Haley's favorite spring time flower. Here's a patch. She's even transplanted some different colors from G&G Lainio's house. We think that they made it but won't bloom this first year. 
Aww just look at our "tulip tree". It's soo pretty. We are not sure exactly what it is. Does anyone know if this is the same as a magnolia bush?? If I were a bird I'd want to live in this house. "smile"
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Lovely- I didn't know you did bees! Good for you! My grandpa did bees- had to shoot the middle of a swam for him one day because they were trying to leave and he was unsteady. It worked. And the honey is so good!
I think the tulip tree is different than the magnolia- because those flowers are white.
Glad you had a good day.
The tulip tree, or yellow poplar, is the state tree of Indiana--not exactly the same as a magnolia bush. I do wish we had some of those pink blossoms in our yard!
-EJ
Yes, it certainly looks like "The Best Nest" to me :-) I just read that to my kids before bed tonight. Always fun to stop by!
Love,
Colleen
That's a magnolia bush. Tulip trees have pretty yellow and orange flowers.
Have you ever seen a tupelo tree? Or tasted tupelo honey? Sage and tupelo honey are the only two kinds that don't crystalize.
Just in case you wanted to know. :oD
Amazing what you learn when you move south... ;o)
The Georgian Lurkers aka 2saints
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