Salvia loving.......
Jun 27, 2023 12:41:43 #
Jun 27, 2023 12:46:34 #
napabob wrote:
.... wood workers
Nice, my favorite Genus of California Native Flowers, Salvia. Which Salvia did you photograph, don't recognize it at that scale!
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sp.), not regular Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Native?
I guess I should strive for a funny to me anyway photo of a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a Black Sage Flower (Salvia mellifera).
Jun 27, 2023 13:03:06 #
Jun 27, 2023 13:20:05 #
Jun 27, 2023 20:30:51 #
I used my PlantNet app and came up with either Salvia patens Cav./Salvia guaranitica/Salvia farimacea, another better view for you
lamiaceae wrote:
Nice, my favorite Genus of California Native Flowers, Salvia. Which Salvia did you photograph, don't recognize it at that scale!
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sp.), not regular Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Native?
I guess I should strive for a funny to me anyway photo of a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a Black Sage Flower (Salvia mellifera).
Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa sp.), not regular Honey Bee, Apis mellifera. Native?
I guess I should strive for a funny to me anyway photo of a Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) on a Black Sage Flower (Salvia mellifera).
Jun 28, 2023 06:58:13 #
Jun 28, 2023 10:51:58 #
Jun 28, 2023 11:16:41 #
Good stuff! You are also documenting here how carpenter bees do nectar robbing. This is where they pierce the base of the flower to get nectar w/o picking up and delivering pollen. Our carpenter bee is a different species, but they do exactly the same thing.
Jun 29, 2023 06:20:26 #
You certainly have a lot of nectar robbers on this type of flower. Fine detail in each shot!
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