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Photographer’s Note

I make a small break in my photos of Provence to make you participate in a natural phenomenon but what I had never seen before: the swarming of a colony(summer camp) of bees.
On Friday morning, I watched the recreation to my school: the children call me and here is what I discover in a tree of the schoolyard : a swarm was hung on on a branch of lime tree, it was very impressive! At 3 pm in the afternoon, you will find what stayed of this passage in WS.
The swarming takes place always in May in France. A queen leaves her hive with a part of bees. This departure can have several causes: too many births, the queen is too old... The queen flies away followed about 45 000 bees (the flight is impressive, the sky becomes black), tired she settles on a branch, the other bees gather around her. Someone go on reconnaissance to find a place where to install the colony.
As soon as they found, all the colony leave again fot this « new house » ! There are only some stunned which did not include what took place and what will die in some days if they do not find the rest of the colony. look at the WS
During this time, after the departure of the queen in the former hive, a new queen will be born to assure the life of the hive. As soon as she will have been born, the nymphs of the other potential queens will be killed.
A beautiful and interesting day for all, children and teachers!

messenger1, syd1946, paololg, azaf1, ARGI, Hellas has marked this note useful

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OLF (3886) 2008-05-25 1:32

Salut Diane,
Dis moi c'est là que l'on apprécie d'avoir un bon zoom! Pas le genre d'endroit que l'on approche comme ca à moins d'avoir la combinaison adéquat!
En tous les cas ton cadrage est très bien équilibré, la position de la ruche parmis les feuillages est parfaite. La couleur des feuilles bien verte claire permet aux branche et à l'essaim de bien se détacher sur l'image. C'est très bien vu et une belle note explicative.
Bon dimanche.
Amoicalement,
Olivier

nb: bien vu le WS pour complèter la note - je suis tombé encore trop vite sur la photo, le WS n'était pas encore présent :-)

siggi (1419) 2008-05-25 1:37

Hallo Diane,
Mein Opa wahr Imker darum diese bild kann ich mich noch gut erinnern.
Einfach grosse Klasse diese Aufnahme ! Tolles Blickwinkel und ganz gute Lichtkontrolle. Wunderbares Effekt. Eine recht stimmungsvolle Szene,
Regards Siggi

messenger1 (1029) 2008-05-25 2:07

Unusual and fascinating nature shot, Diane. Very good eye to see and capture this scene. The natural colors and bright and the light/shadows are managed well. Nicely done.

KLB (18006) 2008-05-25 2:12

Salut Diane

Une belle leçon de nature Madame la Maîtresse.
Quelle chance vous avez eue avec les petits de pouvoir observer ce phénomène...
L'école en plein air, chouette !
Parfait cadrage, et très belle gestion de la lumière et de l'exposition (je t'envie lol).

Très bon dimanche. Bises
Karine

romanaa (2551) 2008-05-25 2:15

Hello Diane,
I like your image very much. It is clear and sharp and the fact that you have your camera at work proves that the virus of TE has struck you hardly. I am obsessed with it too, but I do not take my camera to school, at least not yet. Though one picture of our town's cathedral was taken while walking my class from a theatre performance :-).
Best regards
Romana

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gilou530 (35066) 2008-05-25 3:02

salut diane
même a l'école tu amenes ton matos ca c'est du professionnalisme, une belle prise qui me donne froid dans le dos, car déja piqué par une abeille j'en ai des mauvais souvenirs, bien vu ce cadrage
amitiés
gilbert

amaryllis (17363) 2008-05-25 4:09

bonjour,
une tres belle capture de cet essaim, comme quoi il faut toujours avoir l'appareil avec soi, l'effet est impressionnant et encore plus quelques heures après
merci pour le petit cours sur l'essaimage
juliette

CMJC (3104) 2008-05-25 7:31

la qualité des deux clichés et la leçon de sciences nat font vraiment plaisirs; tes élèves ont eut de la chance de suivre ainsi un essaimage

syd1946 (17869) 2008-05-25 12:19

Hello Diane,
Wonderful composition with so nice green colors.It is the first time that I see the natural phenomenon as an artistic composition.I enjoy it very much!

Have a nice new week,
Thomas

paololg (13610) 2008-05-25 13:38

Ciao Diane,
this image is an interesting and rare document of as the bees belongs to a society perfectly organized. The photo has a good neatness and the tonality of green is very pleasant. Very interesting and instructive your notes. Good job, compliments.
Ciao
Paolo.

azaf1 (15541) 2008-05-25 15:46

Geia sou Artemis
This is indeed unusual sight. I'm not very familiar with bees and it really looks different
Best wishes
Argiris

r021251 (3917) 2008-05-25 19:53

Bravo , mais pas pour moi , belle prise et message bien compris , mais je ne m'approche pas
Bravo
Réal.

Silvio1953 (41533) 2008-05-26 4:15

Mamma mia quante api, Diana, ma non avevi paura che ti pungessero?
Bella e nitida foto, molto interessante da un punto di vista naturalistico, splendid colori, brava, ciao Silvio

ARGI (3418) 2008-05-27 2:25

Tres jolie photo mon amie.
Theme is superb, but photgrapher did an excellent work on it.
Beautiful composed,framed and POV Artemi.
Colors and light are fantastic.
I suppose that wasn't an easy shot.
Superb Bravo
o filos sou
Argyris

sothy81 (8520) 2008-05-29 1:06

Never before that I came back this kind of picture on TE or elsewhere. A very nice shot with great colors. Well done. Sothy

Hellas (5117) 2008-08-17 2:28

Hello Artemis,
this is a great natural discovery!
What a swarm of bees in working time! You captured very well this beautiful phenomenon and surely the WS help us to understand the progress of building the honeycomb.

Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards,
Athanasios.