5.5.12 UW Farm

5.5.12

Location: University of Washington Farm.
Lat: 47.6519999188, Lon: -122.3091417952
Weather: The day was mostly sunny with scattered clouds. I would estimate the temperature to have been about 70 degrees Fahrenheit.

I went back to visit the bee hives to take photographs. while I was there I noticed a few things…

The Bombus vosnesenskii: I identified the bee by noting its coloring and pattern (which is noted on paper in my Journal).
Sighting 1-This bee flew from flower to flower, sticking its face deep into each one. The flower type was comfrey (symphytym officinale).
Sighting 2-Walking back to Haggett Hall from the UW honey bee hives, I saw another one of these bees. If flew low to the ground, not pausing to stop. I didn't see any flowers in the near vicinity and the area was shaded by trees.

Honeybee (apis mellifera): Most of the bees carrying pollen on their hind legs carried yellow clumps of pollen. However, others carried red pollen clumps. Does the differing color depend on the flower type? If so, then wouldn't some bees have orange clumps if they mixed yellow with red pollen? I did not notice any that had orange clumps though. Perhaps bees tend to find and pollenate clumps of flowers of the same type.

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