Posts Tagged: pollen

Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue!

It's the Fourth of July--a time to celebrate our nation's Independence Day. Hurrah for the red, white and blue! That also covers red, white and...

Honey bee packing red pollen from a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee packing red pollen from a rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of white pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of white pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue pollen from a bird's eye blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Blue pollen from a bird's eye blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen Power

Bees carry pollen in their pollen baskets, but that's not the only place. "Pollen grains adhere to the bee's hairs, influenced by opposite...

Honey bee covered with pollen; she is on a yellow coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee covered with pollen; she is on a yellow coneflower, Echinacea paradoxa. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of honey bee covered with pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of honey bee covered with pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Packin' the Plum Pollen

Ever watched an in-flight honey bee packing her load of pollen?  A foraging bee carries her ball-like load of pollen on her hind legs and...

Pollen-packing honey bee heading toward plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading toward plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee adjusts her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee adjusts her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee loaded with pollen heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee loaded with pollen heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bee-utiful Blossoms

If you haven't made it over to the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven on Bee Biology Road, UC Davis, yet this year, you should. The trees that...

Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee heading home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Where the Yellow Pollen Came From

"Where'd that yellow pollen come from?" Beekeepers who watch their bees return to their hives with pollen loads like to guess the origin of the...

Pollen-packing honey bee cleaning her tongue as she heads for flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Pollen-packing honey bee cleaning her tongue as she heads for flowering quince. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee adjusting her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee adjusting her load. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee gathering nectar and pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee gathering nectar and pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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