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Honey bees delight
in the spread of sweet clover
till Lawn Mower starts.
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Closer and closer
it shaves the yard shorter, but
leaves a friendly patch.
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(c) 2018 Betty Hayes Albright
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Beautiful haiku and photos, Betty.
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Thank you, trE! 😊
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You’re most welcome. 😊
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Oh…none of our bees were out today…too hot…even the ants were in hiding….we hit 116 at the foothills. 😦
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Yikes! Can’t imagine that kind of heat. I hope you have a way to stay comfortable, Charlie.
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The bees have a true friend in you.
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Thank you, we try to be mindful of them around here. 🐝 And my husband mows the lawn more carefully these days. 🙂
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You bring the clover into my room like an opened jar of honey 💓
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Such a sweet comment! 😊❤️
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Great!
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Thank you, tref! ☺️
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Beautiful haiku and photos, Betty. We hear the bees buzzing and delight in their music. We also love watching the hummingbirds. In fact, on the patio last night, two hummingbirds flew right by me and the fluttering of their wings almost sounded like a motor, it was that loud and pronounced. Amazing, isn’t it? 🙂 By the way, I love that friendly patch. Hugs, my friend…💕💕
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Thank you, Lauren! And I know what you mean about the hummingbirds. I’ve had them buzz right past my ear too – rather startling. But I love them, and still hope to get a hummingbird feeder hung this summer. Hugs back ❤️❤️😊
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That’s so nice to save a friendly patch 💕
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My husband did that and I was surprised and pleased. (He knows how bad I feel about having to mow our lawn – which is mostly clover and buttercups. We need to save the bees! 🐝 ) Thanks for your comment, Val. ❤️😊
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Beautiful and so thoughtful 🌹
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Thank you, Willow 🌸❤️🐝
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We need to protect the bees 💜
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Indeed! Are you having the same problem over there as over here? Honey bee populations have dropped…. either from a virus or over use of pesticides. Or both… ❤️
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Definitely they are dying of the virus that is carried by a mite. So I suppose that over use of pesticides in a a way. It is so sad. 💜💜
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Yes, it is. We need to protect our sweet little pollinators. 💛🐝🦋🌺💐
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Yes because if we do not the food chain will die 💜
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That’s what worries me. Some people don’t seem to realize how interconnected we are with nature…. we’re all part of the web of life. 💞💞
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That’s right Betty and we have managed to damage that fine tenuous web. 💜
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Sadly so…in so many ways.
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It’s such a bad enditment on humans! 💜💜
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Yes… humans were supposed to be caretakers, not destroyers…. 😯💞
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We certainly got that wrong didn’t we 😣💜
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Yes.. (…sigh…. 😟) 💞🦋
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Indeed 🌹
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I read recently that some people somewhere are trying to develop a mechanical bee/pollinator – similar to drones – to do the job.
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Hate to think of that – drones in the fields, the gardens. Stark! Something our current EPA would probably approve though…..
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As usual we try to “fix” a problem rather than identifying and dealing with the cause. 😦
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Yes…. which eventually leads to a world of robots. I fear we’re already on the way to a Brave New World. 😢
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Yes. Brave New World and 1984 were all too accurately predictive. 😦
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Sadly so…. Big Brother is already watching us, everything in place….
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And it’s called “smart”. A fine example of doublespeak.
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What good is a lawn
When bees cannot sip nectar
To create honey
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I agree, Sharon. (And I’m happy to say that the clover came back quickly and the bees in our yard are quite happy again. ☺️ )
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P.S. and I love your haiku. 🙂
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a gift to the bees and to our senses ❤
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❤️😍
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Lovely poem, and what a kind thing to do for the bees. Rabbits also like clover.
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Thank you, Cynthia. I’m all for helping the other creatures around here when possible. 😊 Haven’t seen any rabbits around but lots of birds, all kinds of insects and frogs.
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Lovely! We don’t see too many honey bees here, because our community covenants don’t allow us to let clover or dandelions in our yards. We have lots of bumblebees, hummingbirds, and butterflies flitting and buzzing around our flower garden and pots. I remember the days long ago when everyone’s lawn was so full of honey bees skipping from one clover to the next and where children ran through the grass and clover barefoot without a thought until they got stung.
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This made me smile, as I too remember being one of those kids running across the lawn and getting stung by honey bees. Wasn’t summer without at least one sting.
Glad you have hummingbirds, bumblebees and butterflies in your garden. They’re a delight!
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