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Pollen Party

Makes sense that the sunflower bee (Svastra spp.) forages on the genus Cosmos. Cosmos (also the common name) is a member of the sunflower...

Sunflower bee (Svastra spp.) foraging on cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Sunflower bee (Svastra spp.) foraging on cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sunflower bee (Svastra spp.) foraging on cosmos. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of pollen on a sunflower bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of pollen on a sunflower bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Close-up of pollen on a sunflower bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, July 13, 2012 at 9:19 PM

Packing It In

If you've ever watched honey bees work the blossoms, you'll probably see them packing pollen in their pollen baskets and cleaning their tongue as...

Honey bee packing pollen while foraging on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey
Honey bee packing pollen while foraging on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Honey bee packing pollen while foraging on a nectarine blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey

Honey bee pauses to clean her tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee pauses to clean her tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee pauses to clean her tongue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee packing more pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee packing more pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bee packing more pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 9:13 PM
Tags: honey bees (451), nectarine (2), Norm Gary (33), pollen (38), pollen load (3)

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