Narcissus and bees
Michael Mace (Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:38:10 PDT)
I see a fair number of honeybees visiting the Amaryllis belladonna hybrids
here. I presume there must be some nectar they can reach at the base of the
flowers.
I doubt this does much for the Amaryllis because the anthers are so far out
from the base.
Surprisingly (to me), I don't see bumblebees on them, even though we have a
large population of bumblebees here.
Honeybees also make a fair number of visits to Moraea flowers. Those
flowers are pretty well shaped for bee pollination.
Mike
San Jose, CA