Tag: bees

natasailincic:

“Melissa spent her life on Mount Parnassus, dwelling in a cave as a
nympholept. It was through the possession by nymphs that she worked her art of divination. Many pilgrims in her lifetime and in the following decades visited the sanctuary to leave offerings to the local goddesses and consult the oracle. The visitors that would climb to the location were, unlike the clients of Delphi, poor people that lived in the surrounding areas.

Historically, the use of caves as places of worship of the nymphs is not rare. Caves were seen as the womb of the Goddess, brimming with subterranean waters, as well as a liminal place were the Underworld and our world met.”

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Melissa’s story will be featured among those of other wise women in my upcoming A Compendium of Witches – a project supported by my amazing Patreon community♥

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kellylianneart:

Decided to do another bee-themed spread, though this is my first digital one! 😍 Gotta love those little fuzzy guys, they’re so cute! 🐝💕 #artjournal #artjournaling #journal #journaling #poetry #collage #collageart #artjournalpage #artjournalspread #artjournals #visualjournal #visualjournaling #creativelifehappylife #livecolorfully #calledtobecreative #creativejournaling #getmessyartjournal #digitalartjournaling #digitalartjournal #the100dayproject #100daysofartmagic #procreateapp #ipadpro #applepencil #bees #savethebees

mossofthewoodsjewelry:

It’s so funny to see bumblebee behavior, how they basically have to learn what is and is not a flower through example.

For months the bumblebees were totally ignoring my garden, despite an ample supply of delicious Catnip, Lavender, and other assorted goods. Then, I put in the Russian Sage, a tall stalk of ample amounts of purple flowers, that can be seen in my garden from the hillside, and suddenly, a few tentatively showed up to that, then they realized the Hyssop next to it also had nectar, then the Lavender, which they had so quickly snubbed before, then the Borage flowers quickly became their favorite, which last year saw no bee activity at all, etc.

I guess what I’m saying is, if you’re trying to attract bees, consider putting in the botanical equivalent of a runway flag for your garden and see what happens.

usgsbiml:

The giant bumblebee (Bombus dahlbomii). 

A denizen of the southern Andes and widely believed to be in decline due to competition and perhaps spread of pathogens with two introduced European bumblebees that have invaded the region. You notice this bee when it flies by. Dramatically orange with yellow highlights on the traditional deep black integument of bumblebees.