It was +28 C and the asters were full of honey bees. Note: the accumulation of yellow substance on the honey bees legs are (what I call) pollen sacks: "Honey bees collect pollen in specialized structures on their hind legs called pollen baskets, or corbiculae. These are concave cavities lined with stiff hairs where the bee packs the collected pollen, mixed with some saliva, to carry it back to the hive. This nutrient-rich pollen is a primary food source for the colony's larvae."
04 October 2025 at 3 p.m., it’s 25 C.
Here is a second short video, of honey bees collecting pollen from lavender. Online since 20 October 2025.
Or, cut and paste the following,
https://youtube.com/shorts/2Dr9y_voM40?si=FVXXH-GxZGSxHfPE
When asters bloom in September
honey bees arrive, not seen
most of the summer
the bees collect
this final nectar
and pollen,
it is too much
for them to ignore
at summer's end
On the corner of Mayfair and Terrebonne; honey bees love these hydrangeas.
Asters are the honey bees last collection of pollen and nectar before everything seems to close down in the garden. There is a long winter ahead of us and this is a short reprieve of still mild weather before the cold, snow, and short days and long nights.
