Here's some I made earlier

[Bigwol]

What do you think of these crystals I made? Cool or what!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v470/DaveWallisPics/crystals.jpg

[caroleallen]

They certainly are cool, but how did you make them?

[kymbi]

very cool and very beautiful :)

[Tigerlily]

Wow, now they are cool :cool: Also interested to hear how you make them xx

[Gemma]

oooh...lovely! What you going to do with them? (And like the others...how did you make them? ;) )

[Lindyloo]

Lovely photograph. Can't wait to hear how you made them.

[amazingbabe]

It must be a secret :snow:

[Bigwol]

In the brief hot spell we laughingly called Summer this year, I heard a report on the BBC that the bees were having trouble getting enough nectar.

The suggested remedy for this was to put sugar solution out for the bees to drink.

One large bag of Silver Spoon's finest later, I had a very saturated syrup fit for the bees, and I duly put egg cups full out in the garden, topping them up as they were drunk (from what I could see the wasps had more than the bees, but at least the bees got some - mission accomplished).

Both summer, and the bees departed, but I still had about half a glass full of the original sugar solution left which I completely forgot about, until I re-discovered it last Saturday - it had quietly sat on the windowsill growing the lovely crystals you can see in the picture.

I can't set them, or make a bracelet out of them, (that would be a bit sticky and prone to disappearing in the rain!), so I photographed them and put them back in the sugar solution to grow some more.

Cheers m'dears!

Dave

[Gemma]

Sugar crystals! What a pity they're water soluable! :rain:

[agent_44]

Very Cool! :D

[MuranoSilver]

lovely - like the snow queens palace!

[amazingbabe]

Ah cool, cheers for that Dave.... You are so good thinking of the bees, and yes i agree that would be a pretty sticky bracelet :-D

[Ominicci]

They are beautiful... a natural wonder of the world.

I considered adoptahive (http://www.adoptahive.co.uk) this year, and have added a hive to my dreamy list of what I'm going to have when I get my little croft in Scotland (do bees eat midges??). But until then I will do what you did!!

[lesley]

Oooo, you grew them! - that never occurred to me. Sticky pretties.

[mizgeorge]

Cool! And what a great shot :)

[caroleallen]

Ahh! You do realise you've ruined your reputation now by putting sugar out for the poor little bees. Here was me thinking you were a big rufty tufty!

[shelliem]

Awww another bee lover!

I assume you just tipped some sugar and mixed with water for them did you? I'm going to do this next year, makes me sad thinking about the bee's struggling.

Im off to check out the adoptahive link now!

[Gemma]

I plant lots of lavendar ;) Bees love it!