With all the news of honey bees disappearing and honey bee colony collapse, I was relieved to see our honey bees seem to be doing fine this week.
They are gathering nectar and pollen from a southwestern native plant called pink fairy duster, Calliandra eriophylla.
The fairy duster plant doesn’t have flower petals, but instead has wispy clusters of pink stamens (the male or pollen-producing part of the flower).
It was nice to get outside for a few minutes, it was a great stress reliever.
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