BEE-TI-FUL DAY

I haven't figured out where to plant the bee balm that Layanee gave me yet, but I think something's wrong with it.  I'm thinking it shouldn't be covered in white spots.  I swear I didn't do anything to it.  I only cut off the spent blooms and put it on this table until I could decide where to plant it:

The rest of the bee theme is far better news:

It's just so much fun to take close-ups of bees on flowers:  

Now a few without bees.  The morning glories are both purple/blue and pink/dark pink: 

The pink flowers look so delicate:

Next year these towers will be planted with Kentucky Wonder beans and a second variety still to be chosen.  The morning glories will move to the trellis where the purple hyacinth beans currently reside -- more sun over there and beans can apparently take some shade: 

Which is not to say that I won't still find a spot for the purple hyacinth beans because they're too pretty not to grow:

   

Because I would really miss these flowers:

The red dahlia just keeps on pumping out the flowers:

And it looks like I may finally have a flower on this one in a few days:

Now, for the reason this post is titled Bee-ti-ful Day:

They're all over this dahlia plant: 

All kinds of bees:

Calendar worthy:

I was petrified I was going to get stung sticking the camera in that close, but definitely worth the fright.  Have you done anything dangerous to get a good photo in your garden lately? 

Comments

[rosemary]

beautiful garden flowers

[Layanee]

Ohhh, did I give you the spots too? Just a bit of powdery mildew. Shake up that neem and cover the leaves. It should help! I have to tell you that my woolly thyme looks marvelous in its' new home. I will take a picture tomorrow! Have I done anything dangerous to get a picture? Hmmm...will have to think about that one.

[Heather's Garden]

Rosemary -- Thank you!

Layanee -- Really, I didn't need the spots, lol. I will neem it up and I want to see the woolly thyme in situ. I know you lay down on the ground all the time for photos, which is dangerous enough in my book! But knowing you, you'll have a really dangerous story.