There is a fabulous pink cassia tree on the street on which I live, and this year it bore magnificent pink flowers profusely for weeks. Every morning as I had my daily walk, I passed under this tree, and for several weeks it was buzzing … literally.
I know the sound too well and thought there must have been a hive somewhere in the tree, but I could never see one. The buzzing continued. Then I realized that it was hundreds of bumble bees feeding on the nectar of the cassia flowers. The canopy was thick with bumble bees for weeks.
Now, they’re all gone. There are still flowers on the tree, but I guess they are past the stage that appeals to the bees. I’ve lived on this street for thirteen years, and never noticed this before. Perhaps the weather conditions this year were right for producing a proliferation of flowers that attracted bees from all over the island. Kinda cool!
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