pollination
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189792)
• Boise, Idaho
31 Mar 22
Last year about 600 beehives were stolen in the Northern California area. This is where almonds trees are located and this means a possible loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars. The thieves can then rent or sell outright these...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381815)
• Rockingham, Australia
19 Jun 20
A PhD student in Western Australia has been investigating the unusual behaviour of ants that are acting as pollinators for a species of Conospermum, or smokebush.
Normally, ants secrete a substance which actually kills pollen...
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The Horse
@TheHorse (238268)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jun 19
Why are so many bees dying in our pool? When I find them struggling on the surface, I find a leaf, remove them from the pool, and place them on the side, where it's dry.
Today, I batted 1 for 4, or .250. One of the bees I save...
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
8 Apr 17
They are good for salads, and wine, and a kidney and liver cleanser tea and for a coffee replacement..
Oh and they are good for honey bees. Yay.
If we did not have honeybees we would end up with very limited amounts of...
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fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
10 Jan 16
I am not a fan of stinging insects, like wasps and bees. But especially bees, are incredibly important for pollination. With the problems with bees dying here lately it always makes me happy when I see them buzzing around my...
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DkAngelPrincess
@DkAngelPrincess (329)
• United States
24 Aug 09
In case you haven't heard the buzz, honeybees are dying at an alarming rate. The fuzzy little guys are crucial to the ecosystem, and also to our diet- about 30 percent of everything we eat and drink is a product of pollination....
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webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
10 Apr 09
This is a shot of one of my apple trees budding already. Last year we had a cold spring so the bees and butterflies weren't around early enough to pollinate them as well as prior. I am hoping the spring warms up faster than last...
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webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
27 Jun 08
I started a discussion earlier asking for help in identifying this flower. But this discussion is about the "busy bee" that is pollinating this flower. It is sitting on the stamen gently sucking the nectar from this to eat and...
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Marie Anne
@Ldyjarhead (10233)
• United States
7 May 08
My husband and I were putzing in the yard yesterday and took a break and sat on the porch steps when along came a little buddy to share our little break.
This butterfly was very small, not much bigger the tip of his finger...
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webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
19 Sep 07
This past Sunday the 16th was the most hectic, stressful and busiest day I've had in many years. I woke up with dad in a bed of his own feces and vomit. I had to keep an eye on him all day for his health. He ened up in the...
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webeishere
@webeishere (36313)
• United States
12 Jun 07
Now I've been told that my photos here are great shots etc. Some even told me I shou;ld be selling them somewhere. Anyhow I went out to take some shots of my Asiatic Lilies for an update in one of my discussions. I did that then...
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