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Our rhododendrons finally popped.
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At least on the front side where my husband didn’t butcher them with the shears.
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For a sheer burst of color they’re hard to beat.
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And I’m not the only one who loves them.
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Giant bumblebees swarm ever them all day long…
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And it does my heart good to see their little legs covered in pollen.
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Long live the bees!
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River's world..... 
An excellent display. They’re lovely.
Good photo of the bee with pollen on it’s legs
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Thank you.
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Stunning colour.🩷
Tucker keeps chasing the bees which means I have to get up and chase him away. Trying to make him understand that bees are good and we like them and leave them to it. 😵💫
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If he gets stung he might give them up.
Or not. He is a beagle after all…
❤️
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Oh, they are beautiful!!
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Thanks!
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I’ve never seen a bee that close you can see the pollen on it’s legs, wow! We have a huge hive of bees in the back of our building here on campus. The landscapers don’t bother them they just work around the bush they are situated at. You can see them just flying in and out all day long and they also have a ton of honey in that there hive!
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That’s wonderful. Don’t ever disturb them.. we need bees.
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They’re not real rhodies unless they can lug heavy amps and other musical equipment from tour bus to arena stage and back again.
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We have slacker rhodies. What can I say?
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beautiful. i so love bumblebees. we have some and i am so grateful.
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I always want to pet one. They look so fuzzy..
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You’re one brave lady getting so close but wow – what great shots. I’ll swap you a mother raccoon and her babies for all those bees.
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We have our own raccoons. But thanks for thinking of me…
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You do realize you posted rdod8is and bees on June 15th, last year. I’m not going to look before that, but if they open up this close to the same day every year — where are they hiding the cslendar?
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Really? Talk about dependable.
There’s nothing like an on time flower…
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Was this comment meant for someone else. I feel it’s gone off the rhododendron track…
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Uh, yeah, how did you get it? Please delete.
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Ours have faded. Yours are beautiful. I love the bees.
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I love them! They’re so pretty and when the bees are happy, we’re all happy!
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