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Ogling the Agapanthus

Seems like many folks assume that all bees are "honey bees." They're not. If you look around...

Sweat Bee

NATIVE BEE, a sweat bee (Halictus ligatus) nectars Agapanthus. This is a ground-nesting bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, July 24, 2009 at 6:22 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Agapanthus (2), Halictus ligatus (6), native bee (5), sweat bee (23), Xerces Society (34)

The Peter Pan Bees

Peter Pan vowed he'd never grow up. "I won't grow up!" yelled the boy, a figment of a...

Blossom Bound

BLOSSOM BOUND, a pollen-packing honey bee heads toward a Peter Pan Agapanthus, a dwarf version of Lily of the Nile. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Touchdown

TOUCHDOWN!--A honey bee lands on a Peter Pan Agapanthus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Funnel Fun

FUNNEL FUN--A honey bee tunnels inside the funnel-shaped blossom of the Peter Pan Agapanthus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, July 14, 2009 at 6:15 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: bee (0), funnel (0), Peter Pan Agapanthus (0)

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