Poppy and the Bee
by Jennie Breeze
Title
Poppy and the Bee
Artist
Jennie Breeze
Medium
Photograph - Original Img_0170
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 4th, 2015
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