Busy Bee

Sunny start here today but the skies have just turned a nasty shade of dark grey so i fear the worst!

In the garden this morning i noticed this busy bee all over the Mahonia which has been flowering for a month or so already. It has such a lovely scent that it is worth the pain that it's prickly leaves cause!! And at least the bees that are still around have somewhere to feed from for a while longer!