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Title: Pile Driving Bees in Hibiscus Post by: farmer d on November 09, 2011, 07:03:58 PM Today there were a lot of bees buzzing around the hibiscus which is kind of rare. I guess with most other plants done flowering the bees are forced to go to those flowers that make them work a lot harder for the nectar.
So I guess the hibiscus is far down the totem pole for a bee's preference. Just check out what they have to do to get the goods. It doesn't show on the pics but the bees would stay in this position for about 5 minutes or more before finally going to the next hibiscus and start all over again. Who knew? (http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m613/darreneminian/BeePileDrivingHibiscus.jpg) (http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m613/darreneminian/BeePileDrivingHibiscus11-93.jpg) (http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m613/darreneminian/BeePileDrivingHibiscus11-9.jpg) Farmer D Title: Re: Pile Driving Bees in Hibiscus Post by: Denise on November 09, 2011, 07:33:54 PM How interesting!
Title: Re: Pile Driving Bees in Hibiscus Post by: Charlie on November 11, 2011, 10:36:49 AM Fascinating photos, Darren. In one greenhouse I had the hibiscus flowers attracted big ole bumblebees for some reason. Lots of wasps came around that gh, too, but they were after water I think. Never bothered anything though it made you nervous to see them flying around.
Charlie Title: Re: Pile Driving Bees in Hibiscus Post by: blupit007 on November 14, 2011, 06:44:21 AM Darren, I had the same thing this summer. I felt so bad for them. They looked like they were on a tread mill pushing their way down as far as possible to get the nectar. I wanted to put my finger on their bum to give them a helping hand. It was as if the flower was too slippery for them to get good footing to reach down far enough.
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