Posts Tagged: radish
Going 'Rad'
It may not be the farmer's friend, but it's the beekeeper's friend. Wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae, is considered a weed, but I consider it a flowering plant for bees when I see it along roadsides and parks and lining orchards and...
A honey bee heading for wild radish. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Honey bee in motion. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Wild About Wild Radish
Honey bees are wild about the wild radish.It's not an invasive weed to them.You'll see bees foraging among stands of wild radish along roadsides, pastures and other disturbed areas.The wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum) is a member of the mustard family, Brassicaceae--a family that also includes...
Foraging Among Wild Radish
Working the Wild Radish
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