Hawthorn Blossoms

Everything is so slow this year--wild flowers, perennials, even cool weather crops like peas.  During this cool, wet spring, I have seen an occasional wasp or bumblebee, but nothing that makes me think many of our pollinators survived this winter.  However, yesterday as I was working outside, I heard a low but steady buzz, as though I were near a hive.  I searched the ground, I looked in crevices, and then I looked up.  Bees covered the wild hawthorn in full bloom. Bees may not have emotions, but they sounded happy.  And I am happy to bring you this garden update with good news.