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Ume and Bees
Jan 27, 2010 | 6:35 PM PST
Tags: Ume , Bees , flowers

Bees and Ume

The warm days have brought out the blossoms of the Japanese apricot/ Chinese plum (Prunus Mume) and the bees are busy. The plum blossoms have been frequently depicted in Chinese and Japanese art and poetry for centuries. The plum blossom is one of the "Three Friends of the Cold".