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Watching this bee dive into a squash blossom led me to discover this information...."Pollen is used to feed baby bees. It is the only protein source for the honey bee colony. Pollen is vital for the health and productivity of a honey bee colony. Without this protein source, no young bees could be raised. And it is important to have a variety of pollen sources for the young bees. "
More information can be found at...https://carolinahoneybees.com/why-pollen-is-vital-for-honeybee-survival/
The succulent Kalanchoe species, popularly known as flower-of-fortune (Kalanchoe blossfeldiana), is super easy to care for. This is because it is resistant to climatic variations, does not need constant irrigation and has excellent adaptation to indoor and outdoor environments. In addition, in the same species there are variations such as the cat's ear (Kalanchoe tomentosa), the mother of thousands (Kalanchoe laetivirens), among others.
When the flowers are simple they are called Kalanchoe.
And when the flowers are folded (multiple petals) Calandivas.
Flakstad pollen is a small, shallow fjord (between 1 and 18 meters deep), located on the north side of Flakstadøya in Flakstad municipality in Nordland (Lofoten, Norway).
Ecclesiastes 12.1-The previous photo I took at the request of my wife because she's very sad and it wouldn't be nice to be seen
Common Hoverfly (Melangyna viridiceps)
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Happy Fly Day Friday!
A Small Long-horned Bee covered in pollen! The Bee chose our Black-eyed Susan flowers to forage. The Bee was just lifting off to fly to another cone. Photo taken in our backyard in Camas, Washington.
Penelope, the female female broad-billed hummingbird had been going about her business, sticking her head in flowers when she unwittingly got her head dusted with purple pollen. She wears it well though. And she's doing her part as a pollinator (Does it seem weird to you that "pollen" is spelled with an 'en' but "pollinator" is spelled with an 'in'?)
Amaryllis bulb 'Ster van Holland', Hippeastrum hybridum, medium red flowers with white streaks in the center.
Note: Changes in color tone may occur, determined by the place of cultivation.
A macro tulip centre capture.. from my archives.. Best viewed on the 'Full Canvas'..
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Those pollen balls are so sticky, honeybees just can't manage them properly, tiny bees do much better in there.
Blue - Green pollen collected by Honey Bee. Different from the normal yellow and orange colored pollen, Capture with a 3MP camera.