Photo of the Day – Bumble Bee on Scarlet Runner Bean

Published December 6, 2025

I, Bernie Harberts, did not use generative AI to write or illustrate this article. Spell check and grammar check, yes. AI, no.

Last Christmas, I was given a pound of dried scarlet runner beans by a friend. Julia and I ate all but a few of them, which we planted. They grew and bloomed like Jack's proverbial beanstalk, much to the delight of this bumble bee.

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