In the lower right corner of the first photo, there’s a bee taking a cake-bath.
And the second has a wasp cameo, I only saw it now.
I can’t be sure how much of that cake was devoured by humans prior to the arrival of the hymenopterans, but I do know the bees got the last word. They got their cake, and they were eating it, too.
I wonder how many times more energy efficient a block of solid fat and sugar is for the bees. Basically it is like finding a stack of solid gold cinderblocks. What is “happiness”?
Send the stuff to me, bees aplenty here. I had to evict one out of the pink rose I was picking for the vase. Stroppy little beggar didn’t want to leave. Gave it a perfectly good substitute flower too.
rqsays
I caught the moment, but the cake was (probably delicious) jam cake (regular cake base with fruit jam slathered on top and then a sugar-and-spice crumble on top… i’m guessing, I never got a piece; didn’t feel like reaching past that horde), left out in the open air for the afternoon, and one of the nearby farmers has bees… They find All The Sweet Things!!!!!!
rq says
In the lower right corner of the first photo, there’s a bee taking a cake-bath.
And the second has a wasp cameo, I only saw it now.
I can’t be sure how much of that cake was devoured by humans prior to the arrival of the hymenopterans, but I do know the bees got the last word. They got their cake, and they were eating it, too.
Marcus Ranum says
I wonder how many times more energy efficient a block of solid fat and sugar is for the bees. Basically it is like finding a stack of solid gold cinderblocks. What is “happiness”?
Caine says
Marcus:
Bees having a cake orgy.
Ice Swimmer says
They must have got a really nice buzz from the cake.
Nice catch.
Caine says
Ice Swimmer, couldn’t resist, could you? :D
busterggi says
I guess some bees don’t care about their figures.
Charly says
That is scary.
Lofty says
Turning sweet cake back into honey, how nice.
Crimson Clupeidae says
I have a similar picture somewhere of a ball of bees on a hummingbird feeder.
I like the wasp photobomb. :D
Raucous Indignation says
I like pie!
chigau (違う) says
I have left stuff on the patio, alot, never seen anything like this
how do I cause this?
(you have 7 months to reply)
it.is.fucking.well.WINTER. here.
Lofty says
Send the stuff to me, bees aplenty here. I had to evict one out of the pink rose I was picking for the vase. Stroppy little beggar didn’t want to leave. Gave it a perfectly good substitute flower too.
rq says
I caught the moment, but the cake was (probably delicious) jam cake (regular cake base with fruit jam slathered on top and then a sugar-and-spice crumble on top… i’m guessing, I never got a piece; didn’t feel like reaching past that horde), left out in the open air for the afternoon, and one of the nearby farmers has bees… They find All The Sweet Things!!!!!!