Take Three Thursday: Busy Bee

Thursday is Three Photo Day. It's when I join Mary Lou with her meme where we post three pictures of something we have observed during the last week.

On Friday my sister and I made a visit to the Yeo Valley Garden. The Yeo Valley products originate from a farm near Blagdon in North Somerset. The organic garden is situated at the Mead family's home next to the farm and is open just twice a week.

I have visited before but on this occasion they were not charging an entrance fee because of the detrimental effect the hot weather has had on the plants. They were instead asking for donations to a bee research charity. Bees are essential pollinators as well as producers of honey. There are a number of hives in the garden but also an interesting bee display with a multitude of knitted bees.

Each bee had a different name and character.

Then the suitably dressed beekeeper managing his hives.

He isn't real by the way!