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,...
Honey bee packing red pollen from a rock purslane. (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)
Pollen Power
Bees carry pollen in their pollen baskets, but that's not the only place. "Pollen grains adhere to...
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)
Packin' the Plum Pollen
Ever watched an in-flight honey bee packing her load of pollen? A foraging bee carries her...
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 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...
Honey bee foraging on plum blossoms. (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-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 gathering nectar and pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)