Galanthus and bees
Bulborum Botanicum (Thu, 08 Jan 2015 16:03:52 PST)
Yes Travis
I can confirm this as former bee-keeper
Bees fly on Galanthus and collect Pollen and some nectar
But Crocus are more important for the pollen
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2015-01-09 0:57 GMT+01:00 T O <enoster@hotmail.com>:
Hello,
I'm curious if anyone has seen bees or flies on their Galanthus? I have no
flowers here here so far, just lots of leaves appearing everywhere.
Anecdotes say Galanthus are "good early bulbs for bees" but I have never
witnessed this myself, and I want to know if it's true. Seems like it would
be too cold for bees. Flies maybe? What could the natural pollinators be of
such an early blooming flower?
A good question for the galanthophiles: are Galanthus self-compatible or
do they require outcrossing to set seed?
-Travis Owen
Rogue River, OR
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