Bees in trouble. Counting bumblebees is a mental exercise used in some cat cultures as a means of lulling oneself to sleep. Unfortunately, some of the species of bumblebee and honeybee are in big trouble in this part of the world. We should help bumblebees and honeybees by planting some of their favourite flowers in our gardens.
Hands on Bowie & Jimi 
Without bees there won’t be any us.
So true! I love these little creatures…
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Thank you!
Great idea.
Thank you, Kath!
Yes, my brother is a beekeeper in Tennessee and has for decades been stewarding these amazing creatures that are such a key part of life’s biological fabric on this planet. We often keep the bees in our thoughts, wishing them well.
Bowie is such a “watcher”! Love him.
Thank you so much for your heartwarming comment.
Mr. Bowie says “Meow!”
I couldn’t agree more .. Keep planting bee flowers! That cat is so darn handsome ! 😃
We can enjoy both, the flowers and the bees… And of course, there’s always Mr. Bowie!
I’m watching one right now … buzzing in and out of my foxgloves 🙂
Enjoy but… be careful!
I enjoy watching bees but know to keep a “respectful” distance while observing! This year we’re seeing more bumblebees than ever before – which is a good thing…..! Enjoy your observations Mr. Bowie………from a distance of course.
Hugs, Sammy
More bumblebees than before… that’s very good news! Mr. Bowie says “Meow!”, from a safe distance…
Now what is that flower? The same plant lives in my garden and I’ve never bothered to look up what it is! If only I’d known to ask Mr. Bowie!
Mr. Bowie says it’s a Spiraea japonica (Japanese spiraea), a plant in the family Rosaceae.
Yes, and in doing so we will bring sleep to cats and peace to humans.
And honey in my hot chocolate milk…
Definitely.
Totally love this post. I’m waiting for my swamp milkweed to bloom. Soon. Your post inspires me to put up a picture when this happens. I planted it for the bees. Yay bees and Mr. Bowie.
Thank you, Bugs! Looking forward to see the pictures of the swamp milkweed…
The bees give us so much of our food. They are in trouble over here too. I didn’t know that cats counted them like we count sheep. Mr. Bowie often teaches us something! 🙂
Mr. Bowie is full of surprises (and wisdom)…
Mr. Bowie appears to be “busy as a bee!”
And afterwards he fell into a deep sleep…
Aww…how cute :))
What a beautiful photo! And yes, the bees aren’t doing too well in New York state, either. 😦 Ellie
Thank you, Ellie. They should do something real to help and save the bee populations…
I love the photo! We have lots and lots of flowers and flowering plants the bees love. Fortunately they rarely sting when they are foraging, because I have to go into the middle of a stand of tall lamb’s ear with hundreds of honey bees feeding off the purple flowers to hook up water to one of the drip systems. The bees bounce off me and I can feel their little wings buzzing up and down my bare arms as I bend over in the foliage to find the connection and hook it up.
We kept bees for years and years when I was younger, but after my grandmother moved to Kansas, and the local bee guy who we got supplies from died, we sold the hives to other beekeepers. My dad was allergic to bee stings and didn’t want to mess with them anymore.
We’ve thought about getting more bees, but there are a lot of hives in the area, so we haven’t made it a priority.
Thank you, Tim.
Thank you for your interesting story. When I grew up there were a lot of beekeepers in our village. Unfortunately, when they grew old (and died) nobody took over their jobs. Nowadays I have to buy my honey in a supermarket. I miss the days of getting fresh honey from the local beekeepers in the neighbourhood…
Bees and pesticides don’t mix well… cats and pesticides either…
They should tighten up the rules and regulations for the use of pesticides…
Without bees this world will be in big trouble… Unfortunately there seem to be less and less each year 😦
They should take more drastic measures to protect the bees…
Yep 😦
Mr. Bowie is so wise and handsome. I have two Van Houtte spirea that I nursed back to glory this spring but I think I will have to find some like yours, Herman, they are lovely.. The pink complements Mr. Bowie’s fur very well. I have lots of flowers in my yard and no chemicals. So I get lots of bees and fireflies too.
Thank you, Angela!
No chemicals in my garden… But I wish I had fireflies.
Mr. Bowie is deep in thought over this plight of the bees. He is glad you keep a good garden!
A source of cool water in hot weather is a good thing for bees, too.
Thank you for the cool water idea, Lavinia. Guess Mr. Bowie will like it too…
The other day a bee was buzzing around in my living room, quickly I rescued her out to the sunshine, before Moshu would wake up from her well deserved cat nap……oh no drama in my house over such a beautiful creature.
Respect! Live and let live. I even save spiders out of the paws of Mr. Bowie…
….. oh what a good caring you are, saving spiders from Mr.Bowie
I love bees and I love cats 🙂
And Mr. Bowie loves you, Letizia!
🙂
What a lovely photo and post. My garden can now be considered a “corridor” for Merri Creek and therefore most attractive for all flora and fauna but I must check if we are Bee friendlyand how we can be more so. ❤
Thank you, Sharon. I’m sure the bees will love you…
This Spring the bee population arrived here early and we had not seen many bumble bees in th east five years. This year we have a huge number roof them and they are still here now that the summer sun has the sweet grass buds for the bees to populate in.
Wishing all the bees good luck. Let’s hope they’ll be around for a very long time…
We have severe problems with bees here too, it’s very troubling. If I had a garden I would plant all kinds of bee-friendly flowers. Hopefully Mr. Bowie will steer clear of the bees!
Mr. Bowie prefers spiders for breakfast!
Let’s hope the problems with bees will be solved soon… They are such lovely creatures.
Counting bee’s can’t bee to easy…hehe.
What a beautiful bee counting kitty you are Mr Bowie. I get so excited to have bumble bees in the garden. They love my rose bush. I’ve been filling up the garden this year just for this reason. I also hung a humming bird feeder but no luck so far. Any advice Mr Bowie? x K
Mr. Bowie says you need to keep Blossum and Petals out of your garden…
Good advice Mr Bowie 😀
Incredible, he looks like a sculpture!
Ha ha ha… Well, that’s Mr. Bowie! Thank you, Maria…