I am not such a big fan of winter–it is not really a good season for macro photography. We have had several days in a row with high temperatures below freezing. But today it got above 50 F. So we got a little thaw.
There was still a thin layer of ice covering this lichen.
And honeybees, fooled by the warm temperatures, flew around a little.
Winter returns tomorrow, and will probably stick around for several more weeks.
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The honeybee was not confused — it was taking advantage of the warmth to take a ‘void flight.’ Honeybees ‘hold it’ and will not void in the hive for long periods of wintertime. This is how we beekeepers know if a hive is dead — if you see bees flying on warm winter days, the hive is still alive.
Thanks. That makes sense. Good to know.