Bumble Bee in the Pink

Photography By Mary Lynn Giacomini
Photographed in Illinois Garden
Topaz Studio & Topaz Impressions

A morning capture of the... more

by Mary Lynn Giacomini

Title

Bumble Bee in the Pink

Artist

Mary Lynn Giacomini

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Photograph - Photography

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Photography By Mary Lynn Giacomini
Photographed in Illinois Garden
Topaz Studio & Topaz Impressions

A morning capture of the graceful Bumble Bee enjoying natures beauty. The Bees are a good exercise in honing in your camera skills as they move from flower to flower.

Bees are beneficial because of their pollination services, helping to provide food in the form of fruits, berries, nuts, leaves, roots and seeds.

Then again, bees also help to ensure that seeds will set for many kinds of plants, thus enabling a portion to be gathered for sowing a crop for the following year. 

It is worth remembering that if we don't have insects like bees to pollinate the plants for us, we may have to resort to other methods!

Bees also pollinate foods eaten by other animals and birds. Birds and mammals may rely on berries, seeds and also some fruits and nuts that are pollinated by bees and other pollinators. 

Birds and mammals may rely on berries, seeds and also some fruits and nuts that are pollinated by bees and other pollinators. 
One estimate states that pollination by wild bees contributes an average $3,251 per hectare per year to crop production.  The study suggested that 2% of wild bee species – the most common types – fertilise about 80% of bee-pollinated crops worldwide.   

Quite apart from the fact that pollination is important for food production, bees contribute greatly to the countryside, to gardens and general enrichment of landscapes.  Bees are therefore beneficial to the environment generally.

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September 15th, 2023