Are Honey Bees Back?

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• mariki (8909)
• [2008-06-23 10:38]

Hello Bob,

Very nice capture of this bee. Very good sharpness and wonderful colours. Here, in my area there is no problem, there are lots of bee, lots of bumble bees. I worry much more about butterflies, there was already a problem last year and I think this year it is worse.
Cheers,
Mariki

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• nglen (22132)
• [2008-06-23 11:58]

Hi Bob. We seem to have a lot this year and we have not had the best summer as yet. I am sure the farmers pesticides do not help. I went past a big field being sprayed today and it took your breath away so what it would do to a bee i dont know. anyway you have captured a good close up of this one. with good detail and natural looking colours. well done TFS.
Nick..

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• gracious (12510)
• [2008-06-23 12:36]

Hello Bob,
Very nice to see my friend Bob's posting with a Bee image today!
the exposure and focus is excellent with sharpness, good colour and details in this shot!
well done and best wishes
Tony

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• gerbilratz (3176)
• [2008-06-23 12:48]

Hi Bob, well, this is a beaut, a real doozy... I am seriously into bees, I hope to get a couple of hives soon.. just love them, this is a good un, colours and patterns first rate... the world would not be the same without them....regards h

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• fartash (10235)
• [2008-06-23 13:52]

Dear Bob
Excellent shot of this HoneyBee,
Perfect details,excposure and POV.Welldone my friend.

Regards
Fartash

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• lousat (11102)
• [2008-06-23 16:43]

Hi Bob, a pic very easy to take but whit great details and sharpenss,perfect focus on the bee and very soft background,excellent work,have a nice day,Luciano

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• writerscrawlz (2491)
• [2008-06-23 17:04]

Ah, I too, have seen the honey bee, but then, given the distance from which we live from one another, it comes as no surprise!

I like the detail you manage to get on this capture, and as always, your notes are very informative. Since you have often shared some of your remedies for various bites, stings, and other ailments, I'll share one I discovered the other day.

Allergic to mosquitoes (that I swear are still flying in formation), a friend of mine mentioned that pure vinegar will keep them from biting. After everything else I tried, that seemed too simple.

Yesterday, knowing I would be outdoors for several hours, I figured why not, and filled a spray bottle with vinegar. Surprisingly, I was bit four times over the entire course of the day - when I first stepped out of my friend's car. As odd as it sounds, it worked!

I put the bottle on mist, and in areas where they were especially thick, I set my stuff down, and misted myself head to toe. I might've smelled like a pickle, but they did indeed leave me alone. You may already know about that one, but it's nice to share one back now and then. :)

The best part of all: environmentally friendly!

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• angybone (7328)
• [2008-06-23 18:27]

Beautiful detail, wonderful closeup. Just gorgeous!

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• CeltickRanger (7549)
• [2008-06-23 20:25]

hello Bob

WOW ! what a superb macro-shot of this bee, i love your very fine POV
from above showing the excellent details of the subject,
i love too the excellent luminosity of the image with the
excellent density of the colours, TFS

Asbed

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• arfer (0)
• [2008-06-23 21:23]

Hello Bob

A lovely close up of this honeybee.
The focus is sharp with excellent detail.
Lovely natural colours.
The pov and dof are excellent.
TFS

Rob

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• uleko (24475)
• [2008-06-24 0:59]

Hello Bob,
Well, I read recently that hundreds of thousands of bees are dying in Germany and the beekeepers blame pesticides but another sure reason for the decline is the fact that bee-keeping is not a popular pastime for young people today!
Anyway, you've done your job and found a nice one that you've captured very well! Excellent details and beautiful colours and I like its pose on the flower - it looks very healthy to me!
TFS and best wishes, Ulla

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• Janice (17690)
• [2008-06-24 2:00]

Do you notice that when you take bee photos that they ALWAYS have their backs to you? I do. It can be very frustrating at times.

Good shot of your bee though Bob. I like how it is so sharp and your flower is very soft. Good focus on the bee.

I have heard that if the bees disappeared we'd be in a lot of trouble. And the Varoa Bee Mite disease is doing a lot of damage.

Cheers
Janice

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• ramthakur (25857)
• [2008-06-24 5:56]

Very sharp image of a Bee giving fine details on its abdomen and wings, Bob.
The concern about disappearing bees is genuine and symptomatic of things changing on the planet earth at an alarming rate.
Hope our fears are belied about them.
Regards,
Ram

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• EOSF1 (22690)
• [2008-06-24 7:50]

Hello Bob! Sorry I missed a lot of your work lately, I was pretty busy with the Formula One pictures and didn't have much time for coming here. I'll try to be more present from now on. Well done on this beautiful macro! I like the shallow dof and overall quality, well done my friend!

Mario

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• Adanac (14934)
• [2008-06-24 10:53]

Hello Bob,
Incredibly detailed macro image my friend with great colors too. Your note is superb once again, thank you Sir.
Rick

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• joey (21303)
• [2008-06-24 11:16]

Incredibly detail image of this bumbly bee :-)
For some reason I love bees. They are all fluffy and with lovely colours and the way they take their lives to save the colony is very brave and heroic... call me crazy! ;-)
Nice and colourful shot.
Great composition and POV.
The shallow DOF is very artistic.

Well done, Bob!

Joe

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• jeanpaul (13851)
• [2008-06-24 19:29]

Salut Bob
J'aime beaucoup cette composition avec cette abeille qui est après se gonfler de pollens après cette fleur.
Très beaux détails et belles couleurs et beau BG
Bravo et merci....JP

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• Silvio2006 (25435)
• [2008-06-25 2:01]

Ciao Bob, splendid bee with great sharpness and fine details, wonderful colorful BG, very well done, ciao Silvio

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• JoshLewis (669)
• [2008-06-25 18:44]

Nice use of macro! Nicly done Bob! Unfortunatly I am allergic to hornets, and possibly bees... which is why I stay away from them, exept when there flying on flowers which are hard to capture a photo when there constantly moving. Thanks for sharing! Cheers Josh Lewis.

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• azleader (903)
• [2008-06-26 16:52]

Great capture... nice macro... good clarity.
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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gV9ZkvaSg-PdW-F03XQvXCINgWqgD91I0HM00

According to this article that was only two hours old at the time of this posting... the bee problem is growing and approaching epidemic proportions. Higher food costs will result... and that is on top of other things making food cost more.

The causes of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) are not known, but insecticides are suspected for playing a roll. It is a very strange phenomena.

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• pierrefonds (3650)
• [2008-07-17 4:44]

Hi Bob,

A nice close-up shot of the bee which is taking pollen from the flower. The details and colors of the insect are clear and sharp. The subject is well frame. The quality of the light allows the colors to be at their best. Have a nice day.

Pierre