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Happenings in the insect world
Christmas Cheer
Kathy Keatley Garvey
Published on: December 25, 2008

I always thought the red-hot poker was primarily red.

Not.

This one in the Storer Gardens at the University of California, Davis, was mostly yellow.

It was Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, five days before Christmas, and a lone honey bee, packed with pollen, was heading for the red-hot poker, variety "Christmas Cheer" (Kniphofia).

Seemed quite appropriate.

Happy holidays!

BEELINE--A pollen-packed honey bee makes a beeline for a red-hot poker, variety
Honey Bee
BEELINE--A pollen-packed honey bee makes a beeline for a red-hot poker, variety "Christmas Cheer," in the Storer Gardens at UC Davis. The date: Dec. 20, five days before Christmas. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

RED-HOT POKER--The red-hot poker, variety
Red-Hot Poker in Storer Gardens
RED-HOT POKER--The red-hot poker, variety "Christmas Cheer," brightens the Storer Gardens at UC Davis. A bench awaits visitors. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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