Heading On Down

Lavender is a very popular plant, but with so many visitors the amount of nectar available per lavender flower is miniscule; an estimation: it would take a bee 1 week and 300,000 flower visits to collect just 1 teaspoon of lavender nectar, with such small rewards on offer, the faster-handling bumblebees can do much better than honey bees on lavender

 

To all who visit and view, and – especially – express support and satisfaction: you are much appreciated!

 

Bevorzugt werden dunkle Blüten, da Hummeln sich an den Blüten gern aufwärmen, dunkle Blüten nehmen Sonnenenergie rascher auf als helle und sind deshalb wärmer als helle Blüten; zwischen Nektaraufnahme und Pollenaufnahme an den Blüten wird immer wieder ein Sonnenbad auf den unterschiedlichsten Unterlagen eingelegt

 

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Album – Mainz, Germany – 2014MAY27 – Lavender Field:

 

A day full of friends and flowers, on both sides of the Rhine.

 

The best of 630 photos on this layover are in a 3-album set:

 

• Mainz, Germany – 2014MAY27 – Historic Old City

• Wiesbaden, Germany – 2014MAY27 – Visit with Helga

• Mainz, Germany – 2014MAY27 – Lavender Field

 

Hope you enjoy the 6% of 575 photos I took here this day!

 

Hope you enjoy the 6% of 575 photos I took here this day!

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