Nectar Digger. Honeybee, Apis mellifera, on Erythrina crista-galli, Cock's Comb Coral Tree, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Always a joy to see, those wonderful Cock's Comb Coral Trees in full blossom. I've been delighted by them in East and West, North and South, and also here in Amsterdam's Hortus Botanicus (see also my www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/31203752676/in/photoli...).
Honeybees love foraging around on the flowers for nectar as well as pollen. Here's one delving to the heart of the flower for its nectar, by-passing the pollen on the stamens.
Nectar Digger. Honeybee, Apis mellifera, on Erythrina crista-galli, Cock's Comb Coral Tree, Hortus Botanicus, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Always a joy to see, those wonderful Cock's Comb Coral Trees in full blossom. I've been delighted by them in East and West, North and South, and also here in Amsterdam's Hortus Botanicus (see also my www.flickr.com/photos/87453322@N00/31203752676/in/photoli...).
Honeybees love foraging around on the flowers for nectar as well as pollen. Here's one delving to the heart of the flower for its nectar, by-passing the pollen on the stamens.