tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post2227160157615440647..comments2023-11-15T11:50:53.324+00:00Comments on BugBlog: Buzzing bees in poppiesAfrica Gomezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03501193251810926737noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-76720424705204999412017-07-14T19:48:18.149+01:002017-07-14T19:48:18.149+01:00I meant to say that as a non scientist I am amazed...I meant to say that as a non scientist I am amazed how in a miniscule seed is all the information, energy and stimulus needed to produce such marvellous flowers. Sometimes I wonder if the true wonder of this process is conveyed through education, both formal and informal it is surely akin to computer programming or something even more mindblowing! alastair guildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558381980688689349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294155481861267737.post-36970860943789215372017-07-14T19:33:24.233+01:002017-07-14T19:33:24.233+01:00I am amazed by how much the poppy flower lowers un...I am amazed by how much the poppy flower lowers under the weight of the bumblebee visiting the flower. Presumably it has something to do with the relative weights of the bee and the flower?! It is not something I have observed so markedly when bumblebees visit other flowers. It was really interesting to learn from the article that poppies yield only pollen (not nectar) and also that as I understand it from the article collecting pollen from poppies is very much a learning process. My observations have come as a result of sewing a narrow strip of wildflower seeds aimed specifically at pollibators, in Scotland something which I ha've found incredibly rewarding. alastair guildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15558381980688689349noreply@blogger.com