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Re: never thought about it (adolescent bumblebees)

MARTHA

Well, I will be the first one to state that I am not omniscient or
omnipotent. 

Certainly no one on this list has been appointed the position of trier
of facts and of law. 

I am here to learn and share, not quibble over the minutia. I for one
would never diminish the joy and awe that I get from growing plants by
assuming that I know it all. It really does not matter does it?

I am also not quite sure what they do with it either but I have never
seen bumbus honey. I have an explanation but I am actually a little
hesitant to state an opinion of what they do as the first boil on the
buttock of this great list has been exposed to me in a private post. 

The self appointed resident fact checker may have an opinion, especially
if he minded his own business and became a contributor instead of a
critic.

> That was enlightening! I've never thought about bumblebees being 'infants',
> guess I always thought of them hatching out full size.  With the decline in
> the honey bee population, we might all benefit by taking more notes on the
> habits of these bigger bumblers. I HAVE noticed our nasty Jimson weeds in
> the pastures being visited a lot by bumblebees, and honeybees usually avoid
> them.
> Stupid question of the day:  If bumblebees gather pollen like honeybees,
> what do they do with it? How do they utilize it, I should ask.
> The Other Martha, (who only knows male and female squashes, so any statement
> about vegetable sex life would seem correct to me!)
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