I was busy taking pictures of Freesia flowers when I saw one big bee was flying around from one flower to another one. I am not quite sure whether this bee is sort of Western honey bee (European honey bee).
Finally she landed on one flower for collecting nectar. I was observing her whilst standing still nearby. I then decided to approach her closely.
 “Hello there. What are you doing?” I whispered to the bee.
"Look at you! The buds all over your body!"
I squatted down and observed still.
"You are not finish yet, eh, are you?"
I decided to leave her on her own for a while and took some pictures of the flowers around without giving too much noise. I just didn’t want to disturb her.
Then I came back to check her…
"Oh! You are tired. I bet you are full right now. Enjoy the sunbathing, mate!"
When I was enjoying her sleeping then she started to move and all of sudden I saw her stood up right in front of me!
"What are you doing here? Are you stalking on me? Are you taking a candid picture of me?" asked the bee to me.
It was the first day in March 2012. Welcome to the spring!
*Camera: Kodak Easy Share C713
Apik Mbaaak… cuma sayang ada sampah bungkus makanan mengganggu pandangan aja.. hihhi
Lebahnya nyaman banget ya ahahaha
benar, mbak Deasy….sampahnya mengganggu ‘kenyamanan’ mata. tapi ya kalau kusingkirin, ntar si lebah terbang deh…hahahahahahahahahahaa
iya, cukup lama loh dia bobok disitu =))
Oh, I love this! She and my grasshopper must be alike. 🙂 Thanks for linking this post in my comments! She’s a beautiful bee!
You are very most welcome and thanks for coming by, Katie. 🙂
She’s beautiful indeed! 😀
This is magical. What intimate photos you have of that bee’s life, & the flower. Really wonderful – & to think, most people just walked by…
Auw, thanks very much for your compliment and for coming by. Really appreciated it! 🙂
Yes, I cannot agree more with you that most people just walked by and not bothered by this kind of moment. I myself like to observe it and enjoying it. They always amaze me: the flowers, the bees, and the insects. 🙂
Thanks very much once again. 🙂
The subject is a ‘B,’ but this photo-essay deserves an ‘A’!! Beautiful job, Inge!
P.S. It was pretty scary when the bee stood up and confronted you at the end… : )
I always say that only smart guys who have great sense of humor and you are one of them, Mark! You’ve proven me once again that I was right! 😀
Thanks for your support and compliment! 🙂
Yes, it was pretty scary when she confronted me. But believe me that I could only see it clearly when I checked it on my computer, LOL.
It was really amazing to observe it though at the time. 🙂
I love bees too. I get leaf cutter bees and potter bees in my garden.