Busy Bee

I was getting out from my house and I saw a tiny bee near the lime plant in front of my house. It was so busy that it didn't bother me for videoing it.


All bees visit flowers in their quest for nectar and pollen, and most will visit whatever is blooming. As they buzz around collecting food, they unintentionally act as a door-to-door pollen delivery service, providing the plant with a crucial step in its life cycle.

If you have edible fruits in your garden, you may notice that good pollination will increase your yield of apples, blueberries, and many others.

My lime plant yields lots of lime.

two almost ripe limes among many unripe ones


not many flowers left

Comments

  1. JeanetteOctober 13, 2009 at 3:12 AM

    That is a busy bee!! They are definitely crucial to our fruits and vegatetables!

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  2. Martha@A Sense of Humor is EssentialOctober 13, 2009 at 4:30 AM

    I love the bees in my garden! Great video, Wenn, thank you.
    You won the jewelry giveaway on my blog, I will email you with details. Thank you!

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  3. TekkausOctober 13, 2009 at 5:12 AM

    Talking about bees. The funny thing about them is that they appear more often in my house...I wonder why since...in my house...there are no flowers! :p

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  4. Vicki ~ FLOctober 13, 2009 at 5:24 AM

    Great video Wenn....

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  5. ~Elaine Tam~October 13, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    Very cute bee...heheheheh!

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  6. WilliamOctober 13, 2009 at 8:28 AM

    I like the recording, it is so natural, complete with dog barking, etc!
    Video recording is so easy nowadays!

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  7. SJB aka SUELYN J-B.October 13, 2009 at 8:29 AM

    It's amazing. The busy Bee (*_*).

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  8. khengsiongOctober 13, 2009 at 8:45 AM

    Bees may attack us, so be careful.

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  9. KayOctober 13, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    I have a lemon tree that we love! Does your lime flowers have a smell?

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  10. PeteOctober 13, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Just nice for Chinese New Year...you will have a tree with ripe yellow limes by then!

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  11. BoeyJoeyOctober 13, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    Bees are gardeners' good friends... until they get agitated and sting!

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  12. CheaHSanOctober 13, 2009 at 11:51 AM

    Ah buzzzing bee, heard the laws of aerodynamics has proven a bumble bee should be incapable of flight and the bee can fly because of ignorance..huh!. How true!

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  13. DonnaOctober 13, 2009 at 1:07 PM

    haha..
    u dont scare kena sting by that bee ar..

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  14. smallkucingOctober 13, 2009 at 1:18 PM

    I love the smell of lime leaf and flower

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  15. RAOctober 13, 2009 at 2:41 PM

    Very busy bee to help pollinate your garden! I wish we had a lime plants in our yard. The fruit and leaves give cooked food a better taste. Have a great week, Wenn :)

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  16. The ScientistOctober 13, 2009 at 3:15 PM

    I heard some music background. Btw, nice video. =)

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  17. CheaHSanOctober 13, 2009 at 4:09 PM

    Wenn you are not afraid of the bee while shooting? Should'nt be cos bees are woman's best friends - Heard of [wong foong yew, kah chat thol - canto] "the waist of a bee and tummy of a roach"?..haha

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  18. TesOctober 13, 2009 at 4:44 PM

    Busy bee alright! You were at the right place at the right time! You were even able to capture its essence!

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  19. ladyviralOctober 13, 2009 at 5:41 PM

    Busy Buzzing about... didn't mind you taking it's picture. Lovely shots :).

    We need more people like the bees and maybe better earnings too! :P

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  20. linaOctober 13, 2009 at 6:54 PM

    busy little bee, buzzing away with nary a care. :-)

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  21. Mummy GwenOctober 13, 2009 at 7:36 PM

    The bee is busy looking for food hehe. I won't go near it though..I will run far far away when I see one.

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  22. CherylOctober 13, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    Lovely lime plants. And how very helpful the bee is. Amazing for such a tiny creature.

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  23. TchingOctober 13, 2009 at 8:52 PM

    Nice video...

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  24. DenesaOctober 13, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    The dog barking provides good background sound effect:) My husband got stung by a small bee before and the pain was horrible!

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  25. Ken WooiOctober 13, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    bee bee =)

    kenwooi.com

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  26. VanillaSevenOctober 13, 2009 at 10:11 PM

    Hard working bee! Too bad not many flowers left. Thanks for sharing wenn :)

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  27. AyieOctober 14, 2009 at 1:49 AM

    busy bee indeed =)

    it's nice that you have your own lima plant =)

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  28. wennOctober 14, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    by CNY, the lime plant really blooms with plenty of ripe limes..

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  29. UnknownOctober 14, 2009 at 8:42 AM

    Looks like as busy as ever... Cool clip! :)

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  30. CloudiaOctober 14, 2009 at 8:53 AM

    Yummy limes!


    Aloha, you web pollenator

    Comfort Spiral

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  31. DoraOctober 14, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    I'm always scared of bees!

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  32. wennOctober 14, 2009 at 9:18 AM

    i'm scared of bees too but that time i was not afraid cos the bee was so busy..

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  33. Mummy MoonOctober 14, 2009 at 9:35 AM

    What a busy bee :)

    But for me, once I sees bees I will for sure run away.

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  34. LifeRamblingsOctober 14, 2009 at 2:00 PM

    i'm afraid of bees.

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  35. wennOctober 17, 2009 at 8:17 AM

    ya..bees can sting..

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