Biting bees
by The blog at woodlands.co.uk, 12 June, 2020, 0 comments
In Spring, or earlier if winter has been mild, queen bumblebees emerge from ‘hibernation’, from their nests. They then need to feed, having more or less exhausted their bodily reserves during the cold of winter. Their food comes in the form of nectar and pollen - both of which can be in short supply in early Spring.
Whilst the bumblebees may need food, flowers also have a ‘need’- pollinating agents - particularly bumblebees. The inter-dependence of flowering plants and insects probably evolved many millions of years ago, back in the Cretaceous Period. Read more...
