I went out to lunch and something caught the corner of my eye as I walked through a small flower garden at the back entrance to the County Office Building. A honey bee was working a blue flower. I was wearing my winter coat and the temperature was in the 50s.
This girl had braved the late fall chill in order to get a little more pollen for the winter. There must be a hive nearby, but there are nothing but high rise office buildings for as far as the eye can see.
During the summer these plants are covered in honey bees. There are also lots of bumble bees or Carpenter bees working the flowers. I don’t know where they live. There is a residential area about a 1/4 mile away and it could be that someone there is a beekeeper.
I had Justine’s video camera in my pocket and luckily the battery had some charge.
Here is the video:
