Re: HYB: bee behavior

J. Michael, Celia or Ben Storey wrote:
> 
> He said he's
> watched bees duck into the throat of an LA and then back out with pollen on
> their backs, some of which might slip into a receptive stigma. Before they
> leave the petal, though, they carefully groom that pollen down onto their
> rear ends,

I know I am being picky, but technically they groom the pollen onto the
corbiculum or pollen basket, a section of their hind legs. If you watch them
going into the hive they look so cute, like they are wearing little orange or
yellow pantaloons.

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