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Zinnias! Zinnias! Zinnias!

Honey bees foraging on zinnias? Yes. It's not considered a "bee plant" like the salvias, lavenders and mints, but bees do forage on it occasionally. The genus, from the aster family (Asteraceae), derives its name from the German botanist, Johann Gottfried Zinn. At the Hoes Down Harvest Festival...

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Honey Bee on Zinnia

FORAGER--A honey bee forages on a zinnia, a colorful flower that's a member of the aster family. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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At Work

AT WORK--A honey bee nectaring a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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CLOSE-UP--Pollen clings to the head, abdomen and thorax of a honey bee as she forages in a zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 6:25 PM

Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: aster family (1), Hoes Down Harvest Festival (2), honey bees (488), zinnia (12)

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