The Beauty of Bees.

Just behind the house I am staying during my sabbatical, there is a huge bee colony. I have been watching them, a lot of bees 20 to 30 that will pass in flight most of the waking hours. The evening just before the sun sets is the best viewing as they are highlighted in the setting glow of the sun. I was told these bees have been here at least 2 plus years. How wonderful to know that nature has given them such a wonderful home.  
As I sit not physically engaged in painting these guys are feverishly working. It would so love to see inside that tree and taste the sweet honey. But knowing I never I shall "bee"content that they have been my entertainment these past months.