Tag Archives: bumblebees

Many of the asters that shut their...

By Dave Bonta | Published September 14, 2011 at 9:24 am

Many of the asters that shut their purple lashes for the night have yet to open, frustrating a honeybee. A squat native bee pushes right in.

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Bumblebees joust, and a sun-drugged...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 6, 2010 at 10:35 am

Bumblebees joust, and a sun-drugged honeybee wanders the folds of my jeans. Spring’s parade devolves into a mob, everything blooming at once.

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A bumblebee working the bergamot clambers...

By Dave Bonta | Published July 30, 2008 at 9:15 am

A bumblebee working the bergamot clambers over a green shield bug that’s rooted to its straw, a tiny leaf swelling on a sap-filled stem.

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Cool and misty—everything drips....

By Dave Bonta | Published July 22, 2008 at 7:43 am

Cool and misty—everything drips. A bumblebee clings to the underside of a bergamot bract; on the topside, an equally motionless ant.

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Sunday, and one can hear between bursts...

By Dave Bonta | Published May 11, 2008 at 6:57 am

Sunday, and one can hear between bursts of oriole song the creaking of wings, the drone of a bumblebee, a deer snorting a quarter-mile off.

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Cherry blossoms are falling—an early...

By Dave Bonta | Published April 26, 2008 at 6:47 am

Cherry blossoms are falling—an early-morning bumblebee. Dressed for a funeral, I sit listening to the first wood thrushes of the year.

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