Stealing Nectar
Large carpenter bees are known for chewing a hole at the base of a bloom, then sucking up the pool of nectar there without ever touching the pollen inside the blossom. Which defeats the purpose of the flower having pollen in the first place. No pollination takes place.
Female Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans)
Red Salvia (Salvia x greggii ‘Raspberry Delight’)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com
Stealing Nectar
Large carpenter bees are known for chewing a hole at the base of a bloom, then sucking up the pool of nectar there without ever touching the pollen inside the blossom. Which defeats the purpose of the flower having pollen in the first place. No pollination takes place.
Female Southern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa micans)
Red Salvia (Salvia x greggii ‘Raspberry Delight’)
My photos can also be found at kapturedbykala.com