Was watching my bees on some snap-dragon type wildflowers today. While they would sometimes force their way all the way to the bottom of a flower for nectar, often they just seemed to use their heads and legs to force the flower open and remove pollen from the stamens with their mouths:
(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/Bees/9fbffba5-51f4-447b-9171-cca6d6cb89fe.jpg) (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/Bees/9fbffba5-51f4-447b-9171-cca6d6cb89fe.jpg.html)
(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm144/tjcurtin1/Bees/IMG_2094.jpg) (http://s295.photobucket.com/user/tjcurtin1/media/Bees/IMG_2094.jpg.html)
Man, got to check my spelling before posting... Maybe a moderator can fix that title for me!
really fine pictures!
thats part of this era. :rolleyes:
we all read between the letters.
big fingures and small keyboards.
john
Great photos and we also have snap dragons and our bees do the same....
Great catch with the camera.