This girl sets the bar pretty high

[tbonekel]

I don't think I have ever seen this much pollen on a bee before.  Sorry for the link. I couldn't figure out how to get it to youtube from google+

https://plus.google.com/102868849460510236788/posts/C8zYEQESiRJ

[blueblood]

Wowzer!  That is a ton.

[Jen]

I think you have an over achiever there... Thank goodness for over achievers, they get s--- done!


I call this pic "drunk on pollen"

[apisbees]

Most be an extremely light pollen. It would be interesting to know the nutritional value to the bees. For it and all the other pollens. could make for an interesting study.

[Jen]

That's what I was thinking Apis, because she didn't have any trouble lifting off with all of the luggage 

[apisbees]

I know from research that has been done that different pollens have varying proteins and that some pollens are inferior to others I was just curious if density had anything to do with it. Although the studies have also shown that bees do better when a variety of pollens are available to them. I wonder if the bees play mad scientist and mix 3 part this pollen with 1 part that one along with 2 parts honey and 5 parts water to create the best combination of food for the larva.

[Slowmodem]

I call this pic "drunk on pollen"

Nah, it withdrew it's 401(b) so it could retire.   

[riverbee]

awesome video tbone!  what's the plant they are working?

[CpnObvious]

speaking of pollen... I was told that bees really have little to no use for pine pollen.  Do you know if this is true?  Do they not touch pine pollen?

[apisbees]

And corn pollen also. Plants that require insect pollanaters need to produce a pollen that is desirable to and that will attracts the pollinatar to the plant. Plants that rely on the wind for the pollen to be distributed. Do not need to be attractive to the pollenators. It is the high value of proten that makes the pollen attractive to the bees. If the plant do not need the bees for pollenation then the plants don't need to produce pollens with high protens. If there are no other pollens available the bees will collect poor proten pollens from some plants.

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