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Posts Tagged: Peaches

Peachy Keen

California peach blossoms are peachy keen. Especially when honey bees are foraging. The pink pastel blossoms, powder blue sky, and golden honey bees...yes, California peach orchards are blooming. Is it too soon to think about peach cobbler?

Honey Bee and Bumble Bee
Honey Bee and Bumble Bee

HONEY BEE heads for the highest blossoms in a UC Davis peach orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Gathering Pollen
Gathering Pollen

HONEY BEE foraging on a peach blossom in a UC Davis orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Heavy Load
Heavy Load

HEAVY POLLEN LOAD of a honey bee in a peach orchard. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 8:31 PM
Tags: honey bees (439), peach blossoms (1), peaches (2), pollen (36)

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