Outdoor Art Galleries: Painted Beehive Front-boards of Slovenia

摘要

When driving through the Slovenian countryside on a sunny April day, one can not but feel good about the world. After a long, wintery slumber, when days like this were just a dream pulling us through the rutted ice and snow, all forms of life now havetheir sun-streamed reward. The leaves have clothed the trees, the grass is reaching for the sky and clouds of flowery perfume periodically flood the car. This is the day when the waiting, rested honey bees spring into high gear. After being clustered ina tiny ball for many claustrophobic months, the bees burst out of the hive, zip around in a wing-stretching spiral and then head out to see what's blooming for dinner. After finding the source and clambering about the petals and stamen, the honey bees turn home with heavy stomachs and bright balls of pollen on their legs.