flower robbing

[gavin]

Just thought you might like to see one of my bees (I presume) robbing comfrey flowers at my main orchard site a couple of days ago. Bumble bees cut a hole in the corolla which you can see in the fuzzy flower on the left and honeybees learn to take nectar through the hole. They'll do the same on broad/field beans and many other flowers.

That bee must be years old. Amazing she can fly - see those ragged wings.

http://www.sbai.org.uk/images/comfrey_robbing.JPG

http://www.sbai.org.uk/images/comfrey_robbing2.JPG

[chris]

I used to see my bees doing that on red clover when I lived up t'mountain. thanks for the photo - it means I don't confuse red and white. Well, maybe after a few bottles of them.....:o

[The Drone Ranger]

You've been practising your wing clipping on that worker bee haven't you:rolleyes:

[gavin]

When I forget the clippers I just rip 'em off with my teeth ...

[HJBee]

Great pictures Gavin!