
A blurry look at a robber fly high in the Hooker Willow. See Michael Marlow’s comment below. “Hi Pat, just an fyi, those flies in your photos do not look like robber flies, but rather hover flies (family Syrphidae).”

A look inside the little birdhouse bee hive with willow pollen being carried in.
This little bee hive is doing well despite being in a small space in the winter shade. I’ve got to keep the swarm if I can…it’s got good genetics.

Of course, the other hives are enjoying the willows too. Here Bee Beard has bees swaggering in with their bags of pollen. There’s something going on in the background. I can’t figure out what the bees are doing, but if you look at the video, see if you can tell what they’re doing.