Sunday, November 18, 2018

kri-ˈsan(t)-thə-məm - unlikely food source

bee, beekeeping, chrysanthemum, foraging, winter, pollen,
bee, beekeeping, chrysanthemum, foraging, winter, pollen,
Following a week of wet, cold and windy weather confining the bees, two sunny days, the bees are active starting at 48 °F.   Where are the bees going?  It's almost too late for golden rod.   Today at noon, walking past a south facing garden with a large patch of flowers, I discovered honey bees and native pollinators visiting chrysanthemum flowers.   I can barely pronounce kri-ˈsan(t)-thə-məm, let alone spell this successfully.

An unlikely food source, Xerces Society resources don't include chrysanthemum in their list of pollinator friendly plants!

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