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Ever Seen a Honey Bee Foraging on a Daffodil?

Ever seen a honey bee foraging on a daffodil? In the early spring, blooms are few and far between. Daffodils are not usually considered "bee plants." But if nothing else is blooming, bees will head over to the daffodils. On a Feb. 6th visit to the UC Davis Ecological Garden at...

A pollen-packing honey bee heads a patch of daffodils on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A pollen-packing honey bee heads a patch of daffodils on the UC Davis campus. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee adjusts her load of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A honey bee adjusts her load of pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A golden honey bee with a load of golden pollen from golden daffodils. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

A golden honey bee with a load of golden pollen from golden daffodils. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 4:41 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: daffodils (1), early bloomers (1), Honey Bee Hobbyist (7), honey bees (488), love (1), Narcissus (1), Norm Gary (36), UC Davis campus (2), UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology (770)

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Posts Tagged: UC Davis campus

Ever Seen a Honey Bee Foraging on a Daffodil?

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