A Plum Assignment

When something is a "plum," it's something desirable, whether it be a "plum" position, a "plum" assignment or a "plum" reward.

With honey bees, a bee on a plum blossom is definitely a plum job.

The honey bees foraging today in the Häagen-Dazss Honey Bee Haven at Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, University of California, Davis, were on a plum assignment.

A gorgeous springlike day with more to come, a colony building itself up, sister bees helping one another, and nectar and pollen all for the taking.

However, when I saw the bees packing huge loads of golden pollen,  I figured: "They must be plum-tired."