Pollen colours...
Apr 12, 2016 19:14:20 #
Never really thought about it before but have you noticed how bees harvesting different flowers gather different coloured pollen...notice the big difference with these two bees...I imagine this is the reason we get different coloured honey... :?:
Apr 12, 2016 19:24:23 #
Apr 12, 2016 19:28:15 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
Very cool, Ron. No, I never thought of that either :)
They say we learn something new every day... :-D
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Apr 12, 2016 21:06:07 #
Ron, these are fantastic shots, and no, I'd never thought about bees collecting different color pollen. I just assumed it all turned orange when it stuck to their legs, but I see it doesn't.
Apr 12, 2016 21:09:21 #
Dixiegirl wrote:
Ron, these are fantastic shots, and no, I'd never thought about bees collecting different color pollen. I just assumed it all turned orange when it stuck to their legs, but I see it doesn't.
Thank you Donna...the one with the light coloured pollen I took yesterday morning...when I added it to my Bee folder I noticed it for the first time myself...
Apr 12, 2016 21:19:19 #
Super sharp bee shots, Ron and I enjoyed them very much, but I never gave any thought to the different color honey theory... maybe they just play on different teams!!
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Apr 12, 2016 21:21:32 #
angela k wrote:
Super sharp bee shots, Ron and I enjoyed them very much, but I never gave any thought to the different color honey theory... maybe they just play on different teams!!
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Thanks Angela...could be... :lol:
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Apr 12, 2016 22:02:46 #
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Apr 12, 2016 22:51:02 #
John Lawrence wrote:
Nice set, Ron. Beautiful color and detail.
Thanks John... :thumbup:
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Apr 13, 2016 05:27:31 #
Well, I'll be buggered--I never knew that. Great pics, too, Ron. :thumbup: :thumbup:
Apr 13, 2016 09:22:00 #
Interesting!
SX2002 wrote:
Never really thought about it before but have you noticed how bees harvesting different flowers gather different coloured pollen...notice the big difference with these two bees...I imagine this is the reason we get different coloured honey... :?:
Apr 13, 2016 12:00:40 #
SX2002 wrote:
Never really thought about it before but have you noticed how bees harvesting different flowers gather different coloured pollen...notice the big difference with these two bees...I imagine this is the reason we get different coloured honey... :?:
Excellent shots with good detail....Rich
Apr 13, 2016 13:02:14 #
Your shots are terrific as usual! and yes Ron they do come in colors. Well they have to as so many plants have different colored pollen. You should have seen the bee I saw at the flower garden department at Walmart. The pollen as most know is dark reddish brown, he was loaded with it and it makes for a very bad stain should you get it on your clothes.
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