bumblebee crocus - black-gold hum & buzz, whir of silver wings..

To the exotic strains of Mongolian throat singing, watch this busy bumblebee lurch and stutter across the field of lilac crocuses, encrusted and festooned with nuggets of golden pollen
Filmed in Berkshire, England
Video by Morten_Art
February 02 2016
Transtrom says:
In Greek Mythology, the mortal youth named Crocus was a lover of the Messenger God Hermes. The lovers were said to be involved in athletic pursuits when a discus thrown by Hermes hit Crocus upon the head, mortally wounding him. The grief-stricken Hermes transformed his lover into a flower, and three drops of blood that had fallen from the head of Crocus became the three stigmas of the flower.
Bees are linked with magic, love, industriousness and creativity. The mere presence of bees on a farm or near a dairy or factory was said to improve the productivity. Bees pollinate and create honey, and the Queen Bee who births her subordinate bees is the epitome of creation itself.
If you think the use of the term ‘honey’ in matters of love is something from the age of pop songs, think again: the ancient Sumerians and Egyptians were using it in poetry around four thousand years ago! Bees have also been used as a kind of love test: there was a custom in Central Europe of Brides to be walking their prospective husbands past a beehive or nest to test their future faithfulness - if they were stung it was curtains for the wedding!