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SPOTTED IN JOHNSTON: The public life of bees

Posted 6/11/21

Bees of all shapes tasted the bursting pink flowers of a huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston.

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SPOTTED IN JOHNSTON: The public life of bees

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston bursts with life among the tombstones.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston bursts with life among the tombstones.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston bursts with life among the tombstones.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston bursts with life among the tombstones.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life. Flags placed on veterans' graves by local scouts flutter all around the hive of floral activity.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life. Flags placed on veterans' graves by local scouts flutter all around the hive of floral activity.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

A huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston has been bursting with life.

Sun Rise photo by Rory Schuler

Posted Friday, June 11, 2021 10:39 am

Bees of all shapes tasted the bursting pink flowers of a huge round rhododendron bush at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Johnston. Fat yellow bumblebees’ wings flapped so furiously that they generated a small breeze, pushing oblong green leaves and hot pink pedals aside in search for pollen.

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