Busy Bee collecting nectar non-stop

pcool · 20th June 2009

Am amazed and surprised that bee actually stuck all their collected nectar from various flowers onto their 2 hind legs as using it as carrier

otc · 20th June 2009

Just surprised. I tot that was some pollen accumulated over the rear hind legs, didn't know it was nectar.

otc

simpleliving · 20th June 2009

i have seen the bees collect the nectar/pollen onto their stomach first....was great fun seeing them at work, hopping from flower to flower

vespa_bicolor · 21st June 2009

The stuff accumulated on the hind legs is pollen. Nectar is sucked in and stored in the crop, a temporary kind of stomach which the bee can quickly unload from once it gets home.

20th June 2009	#1
pcool Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 444	Busy Bee collecting nectar non-stop Am amazed and surprised that bee actually stuck all their collected nectar from various flowers onto their 2 hind legs as using it as carrier

20th June 2009	#2
otc Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 581	Re: Busy Bee collecting nectar non-stop Just surprised. I tot that was some pollen accumulated over the rear hind legs, didn't know it was nectar. otc

20th June 2009	#3
simpleliving Member/Tangshooter Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 573	Re: Busy Bee collecting nectar non-stop i have seen the bees collect the nectar/pollen onto their stomach first....was great fun seeing them at work, hopping from flower to flower __________________ D300 \| Flickr

21st June 2009	#4
vespa_bicolor Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 112	Re: Busy Bee collecting nectar non-stop The stuff accumulated on the hind legs is pollen. Nectar is sucked in and stored in the crop, a temporary kind of stomach which the bee can quickly unload from once it gets home. __________________ John http://www.vespa-bicolor.net