Flowers and Bees

Flowers Have Favorites, Too!
By Rhonda Bronte Brown

Brilliant blooms, sweet fragrances, blazing colors, and loads of nectar 
for pollinators. 

Bees waggle-dance for lavender.
Butterflies chase blazing colors.
Hummingbirds fly upside down for nectar. 

Some flowers have favorites!
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Flowers keep busy all day—
in fields of clover,
wildflowers along the forest edges,
on desert plains, 
and in garden spaces. 
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Fragrance swirls in springtime air,
drifting through the garden fair.
Pollen drifts from anther heads,
petals glow of blues and reds.
Flowers shine like landing lights,
guiding bees along their flights.

Meet the busiest pollinators around the world.
...beginning of a rewrite and consoliation of three stories....

Excerpts from Yes, Flowers Have Favorites, Too!

Did you know some flowers have favorites? 
Yes, flowers do have favorites!

Bees waggle-dance, butterflies flutter by, hummingbirds fly upside down,
just for flowers.

Brilliant blooms, sweet fragrances, blazing color and loads of nectar,
all for pollinators. 

Early birds may get the worm, so too, early bees get the pollen. 

Fuzzy bees who run the world,

busy beats, their wings unfurled.

Orchard bees seek apple trees,

guided by a fragrant breeze.

Golden pearls spread all about,

 gathered by a tiny scout. 

From sunrise to sunset, bees are on the move. 

They visit  more flowers than any other pollinator. 

Bees are expert flower finders. 

Fragrant flowers spread their scent,

whiffs and swirls in spring's ascent.

Flowers dust with pollen threads,

blooming hues of blues and reds.

Bees make honey, rich and sweet,

lavender their favorite treat. 

Lavender releases extra scent, especially for honeybees. 

Excited bees beeline back to the hive and perform a waggle dance 
to share the news. 

Flowers keep bees busy all day in fields of clover, wildflowers along forest edges, on desert plains, and in garden spaces, 

Colonies and swarms of bees, 

spread pollen from budding trees.

Flowers shine like landing lights,

guiding bees along their flights.

From spring’s first bloom to autumn’s fall,

this busy work sustains us all.

Flowers depend on pollinators and pollinators depend on flowers.

A partnership shaped by scent, color and time.

New Twist at the end!

Yes, Flowers Have Favorites, Too!

“Hi! Polly Pollinizer, here with a few buzz-worthy facts.”

Meet the busiest pollinators. 
They rise with the first scent of spring.

Early birds may get the worm, 
early bees get the pollen. 

Flowers hold hidden nectar guides,
patterns bees see in ultraviolet light.
To them, blooms shine like landing lights. 

Bees vibrate their wings,
shaking pollen loose,
dusting themselves in gold.

Lavender flowers release a scent
especially for honeybees. 

When they find a rich patch,
they race back to the hive 
and perform a waggle dance 
to share the news. 

Drip. Drop. SPLASH.

A raindrop can knock a bee from the sky-
but bees sense rain before it falls. 
They turn midair 
and hurry home.

Each flower offers its own enchantment.

Lavender releases a scent just for honeybees. 
Marigolds guard against hungry pests.
Perennial asters return year after year. 
Wildflowers root in unlikely places.

Which would you stop to notice? 

rudbeckia sways 
stretching roots in earth's warmth
butterflies play