Posts Tagged: Phacelia tanacetifolia

A Honey of a Plant

It's not the prettiest of plants.It looks somewhat like a thistle.No matter. The honey bees love it.Lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), a leggy three-foot plant with clusters of light blue to purple flowers, attracts not only honey bees but syrphid...

Aged Bee

AGED BEE forages among the blossoms of the lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia). This is considered one of the top 20 honey-producing flowers. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Tongue Extended

TONGUE EXTENDED, this aged honey bee gathers nectar from the lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia). (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Up, Up and Away

TAKING FLIGHT, the honey bee leaves the lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) to return to her hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garrvey)

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