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Appleman:
i can watch them for hours work the apple blossoms--go figure

Appleman:
inbound

Appleman:
At first glance you don't see many-- lay down under the tree and look up through the canopy and on a warm day(84'F in my orchard today) I've counted North of 50 bees in one tree. Different kinds of bees--wood, honey, and the boss--the bumble.  See the pollen on their back leg. It's in a pollen basket that all bees have on their rear legs called a corbicula. It's made up of hairs pointed in to hold pollen as it forages flowers to bring its bounty back to the hive.  Nectar is sucked into its gut through its proboscis (elongated sucking mouthpart) that it pukes up back at the hive.

ole bleu:
Great pics of those little polenators hard at work

walkabout:
Are they the same cute little bumble that bores holes into the siding of my house?

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