On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 18:15:50 GMT, "Doug Kanter" wrote:

This is the only flower I've ever seen which attracted bees the size of
grapefruits. Absolutely amazing to watch.

Grapefruits! Damn, I'm lucky (or is that unlucky?) to see ones the size of kumquats!

Here's a photo of a bee on a butterfly bush that I took last year (can't comment on the pruning
thereof, it was my first year having some)

http://webpages.charter.net/garrison6328/db.jpg