Perspective

Well, it's been rainy and blustery lately (a typical Thanksgiving week in Seattle!), but we woke up to sunshine today. Looking at this picture of beehives taken around 1900, our weather is downright pleasant and mild!

We hope you (and your bees if you keep them) are having a peaceful holiday weekend.

Note: The image is from Cornell University Library's collection and has no known copyright restrictions.

A Vintage Halloween Bee

If you're still not sure what to be for Halloween, maybe this vintage photo (circa 1920) from the Field Museum Library's flickr page will inspire you to dress as a honeybee...

The Field Museum's notes say this photo was from a Wildflower Preservation Society. I wonder if her friends were dressed like flowers... :)

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Vintage Bees

From The Library of Virginia's collection of photos on flickr, here's some bee appreciation from years gone by.

This had to be the best float in the "Tobacco Festival," I'd say! Well, all the kids and ponies seemed to think so anyway.

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