Pollinators

Flowers have maintained a partnership with insect pollinators from the beginning. They are masters at attracting these love messengers and perpetuating the species through pollination. They use countless ways to accomplish this goal.

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Thursday, June 25, 2015

Thrifty flowers

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Pollen is a valuable commodity. The less pollen needed, the more energy is left for other functions. Flowers resort to several strategies t...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Alfalfa Pollination

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Large commercial alfalfa field requiring managed beehives because of its size © Vapampidis. Wikicommons What is the most im...
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We are all part of the web of life. Animals need plants and plants need animals and ultimately we all need each other in a very intricate and complex web of interactions. A biologist from Argentina, resident of the United States for many years. Author of: "Bee Basics, An Introduction to Our Native Bees" by Beatriz Moisset, Ph.D and Stephen Buchmann, Ph.D. All photos and content are copyrighted. Please, contact me if you want to use or purchase something.
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