One With the Bee
by Jennie Breeze
Title
One With the Bee
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_0211
Description
Flowers and bees are a perfect match. California poppies(Eschscholzia) are easily grown. They are a good pollen source for honey bees. Bees gather nectar and pollen enabling plants to reproduce. In turn, pollen feeds baby bees and nectar is turned into honey to be enjoyed by the bees and you. When you see honey bees foraging on the California poppy, the state flower, they're not there for the nectar. They're there for the pollen. "California poppies provide only pollen--no nectar". Unlike wasps, which are carnivorous, "bees are vegans." They gather pollen and nectar from plants. They also collect water and propolis, or plant resin, for their colonies. The global population of bees includes some 19,500 named species. Of that number, about 4000 different species of bees occur in North America; 1600 in California. Seventy percent of bees are solitary, and most nest in the soil. Only 10 percent of bees are social and honey bees are among them.
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April 5th, 2015
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Comments (12)
Oiyee At Oystudio
Magical shot! Now featured on the group homepage of A Sense of Serenity .
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thank you very much Oiyee! Appreciate the feature on your A SENSE OF SERENITY art group.
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, I Love Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world!
Bruce Bley
Amazing capture, Jennie!! Love the composition and detail. Congratulations, your work has been chosen as one of my Administrators, Daily Picks in the group "Beautiful Flowers-One per day. F/L/T/FB
Patricia Greer
Congratulations, this wonderful image has been featured in Women Photographers - One A Day
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks Patricia! Appreciate the feature in your WOMEN PHOTOTGRAPHES art group.
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Jennie Breeze replied:
Thanks John! Appreciate being featured in your IMAGES THAT EXCITE YOU art group.