To Be A Bee Photographer

Safety first.

To Be A Bee Photographer

By James A. Smith

Oh what It takes 

To be a good bee Photographer,

First you must take safety 

into consideration

Use Insect repellent if you had trouble 

with bee stings before,

I dress in long sleeve 

shirts and pants

To protect from bee stings 

and always ware a ball cap on my head 

Just incase some ticks attack me 

from the trees above.

 

For them I don't have love. 

Once you know where to stand 

and watch the bees

Look for hives in the trees 

or some are in the ground

Yellow jackets bees do Have their hives underground

When you are in a botanical garden 

Take note where the hive may be stored

Don't get to courageous 

Around the pollinators homes

They are honey bees and want 

to do their business alone

I will take my camera in my hands

 

And watch as the bumble bee flies

Only getting close when I feel comfort 

And take time and skill

Not to scare the bumble bee at will.

 

It's usually a sunny day in the fields

When I get in the mood for some 

Shooting of bees and flowers 

and other strange insects

In the bushes I set the camera 

On continuous shooting

And hope to catch them in flight with

Their wings flapping

 

A little burry motion is great 

For my style of photography

Just the bees and the other harmless 

Insects of the garden 

Put there for me to share

With God's Care