Here a Honey Bee is gathering nectar from a clover flower (for more photos of Honey Bees, click here. For a great description of Queen Honey Bees, check this link out). This is exactly where most of the honey that you get at stores comes from- Honey Bees and clover.
The clover shown above is White Clover and we see it everywhere. It comes from Europe and is invading just about every lawn. Even though many people don’t like to see it and consider it a weed, it is actually very healthy for soils since it puts nutrients back into the ground.
The clover flowers in the photo above are Red Clovers, or some sort of hybrid between red and white.
Where did the name “clover” come from? Hint- it comes from a Latin word meaning “club”. According to Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast by Jim Pojar and Andy MacKinnon, the name “clover” comes from the way clover leaves look like clubs on playing cards. Who knew?
Those are fantastic photos of the honey bee.
I agree. Honey and clover look perfect. And I love honey!
Your macros are amazing, you’ve captured well all details on this hairy, little bee. Interesting story too, about the name of the clover, I didn’t know it.
Incredible photos of the honey bee on the flower! And the bee’s wings are magically luminous! Great photos!
This is very beautiful macro shots! Thanks for sharing!
Macro Flower
You must have a very powerful camera. Great Macro shots.
Interesting post and very informative and you have captured those little flowers in macro very well!
I love the way clover looks so dainty and delicate up close. As an always barefoot child, I walked through clover many times. I remember how well those honey bees and clover go together.
Beautiful photos
The bee enjoys the honey
Janneke X
Those white clover with the honeybee are great! There are three types of round flowered clover – the white, the red, and alsike. The last is the one that looks like a combination – red clover type leaves, and white clover coloured flowers. I like the lawn being taken over by clover, because it does not brown off in the heat, the way grass does when you do not water it.
These are awesome macro!
wonderful macros – always have to watch when on the lawn I don’t step on top of one of those little bees