Saturday, August 29, 2020

nectar robbing

Carpenter Bees,beekeeping,bee,nectar robbing,salvia,foraging

Carpenter Bees,beekeeping,bee,nectar robbing,salvia,foraging

Carpenter Bees,beekeeping,bee,nectar robbing,salvia,foraging

On previous visits to this patch of salvia I didn't find any honey bees, just foraging bumble bees.    More recently I found honey bees nectar foraging, but have a closer look - these bees do not enter the flower (they're not pollinating).   Most likely carpenter bees chewed holes to rob nectar and these short tongue honey bees are exploiting the holes. 

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