The Flying Bejeweled Fragrance Collector
written by
Jeannette Zink
dedicated to my niece
by nature
The season is summer and the hum in the hot humid subtropical
air is not the flight of a bumble bee, but that of the flying bejeweled fragrance collector – known as the orchid bee. Why
should I bring this fact to your attention or single out one family of bees
over another, you may question? A bee is a bee … some sting and some do not …
some enjoy the comforts of a beehive and some do not … some are exquisite and
some are not … some are the mysterious flamboyant flying jeweled in color
fragrance collectors and pollinators of orchids and some are not.
I simply like the beauty and charm of orchids. I love the
imagery of a mystical fragrance floating on the wings of essential oils. The classical narrative hidden deep in the feminine
charms of nature’s botanical wonderland is cause for one to daydream. A scene for a summer movie is primed … fleeting
lovers, the orchid and the orchid bee, dancing the tango of nature’s lure … oh,
what will ever happen. Check it out at
your leisure – I strongly encourage you to explore the life and times of this gorgeous
bee species. The Internet is a treasure trove
of facts about this perfume-seeking little flying creature.
I became acquainted with the orchid bee via a suggestion
from my niece by nature, Kandace. She shared with me her newly found interest
in honey bees, and thought it might be a good subject for one of my children’s
stories. Now, how did Kandace become interested in bees … her co-worker had
recently started a colony of bees, and shared with Kandace the progress of the
bee adventure. That, my friends, is how all the buzz got started!
I latched on to the bee theme, and started my research … with
the hum of excitement at every mouse click, I stumbled upon the orchid
bee! Such beauty I had never seen before
in a bee. Then, I learned the orchid’s
nectar of enticement is their fragrance and essential oils … the bee’s knee of attraction. Before the
poor orchid bee knows what has happened, it may find itself swimming in the orchid’s
coy waters of fragrances and oils … the rest is a story for the novella of brief
interludes.
One of the facts I discovered during my bee research is that
the Antarctic is the only continent that bees do not inhabit. I can’t say I blame them … why does one want
to invade the land of frozen waters and zillions of degrees below the freezing
mark … not me for sure! So, now I have
the hook for a children’s story, maybe.
The first bee to ever land on the ice cubes of Antarctica. How did the bee get to the Antarctic? Why did the bee want to go to the Antarctic
in the first place? What was the bee thinking?
What species of bee … orchid bee, of course! What did the bee do once landing on the
shores of Antarctica? There are floating
research labs populating the Antarctic … did the bee find a home on one of the
ships? If so, what are the scientific experiments
happening on these boats of discovery?
How about orchids … like the bee, there are no orchids growing in the
cold of the Antarctic. But, could there be orchids growing in a tropical hothouse of sorts on one of those floating boats?
Maybe the orchid and orchid bee form a bond that could save the emotional
universe? Did I mention the maze of
DNA? What if the fragrances and
essential oils of the orchid wrap themselves in the leggy arms of the orchid
bee … maybe the orchid bee spreads the love to more than another orchid ...
like maybe the world of DNA? Where could
this lead … good things or bad?
My brain is buzzing with all the plots for this flying bejeweled fragrance collector and
its source of attraction, the orchid. Will it be the makings for a children’s
story or the next mystical scientific fantasy mystery? What do you think???
Thank you, my niece by
nature, for planting the buzz. J
Stay tuned, my kindred spirits … the plot thickens!!!
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