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Posts Tagged: nectar robbing
Short Cut
We all take shortcuts. We look for the shortest line at the supermarket, we use keyboard...
A honey bee sipping nectar from a hole drilled by a carpenter bee on a foxglove. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Valley carpenter bee about to drill a hole. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
I've Been Robbed!
Bees need flowers that correspond to their body size and tongue length in order to effectively...
Two Nectar Robbers
You've probably seen carpenter bees engage in the practice known as "nectar robbing." Due to their...
Carpenter Bee Robbing Nectar
Honey Bee Robbing Nectar