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Anthemurgus passiflorae (the passionflower bee) is a small (7.5-8.5 mm long) black bee that occurs from central Texas to North Carolina and north to Illinois. [1] Females of this solitary bee use collected nectar and pollen to feed larvae located in nests constructed in the ground (through mass provisioning).
(state flower) Dianthus caryophyllus: 1953 [50] Large white trillium (state wild flower) Trillium grandiflorum: 1987 [51] Oklahoma: Oklahoma rose (state flower) Rosa: 2004 [52] Indian blanket (state wildflower) Gaillardia pulchella: 1986 [52] Mistletoe (state floral emblem) Phoradendron leucarpum: 1893 [52] Oregon: Oregon grape: Berberis ...
A worker bee is any female bee that lacks the reproductive capacity of the colony's queen bee and carries out the majority of tasks needed for the functioning of the hive. While worker bees are present in all eusocial bee species, the term is rarely used (outside of scientific literature) for bees other than honey bees , particularly the ...
If unisexual male and female flowers appear on the same plant, the species is called monoecious. [27] However, if an individual plant is either female or male, the species is called dioecious. Many flowers have floral nectaries, which are glands that produce a sugary fluid (nectar) used to attract pollinators. They are not considered as an ...
The term "queen bee" can be more generally applied to any dominant reproductive female in a colony of a eusocial bee species other than honey bees. However, as in the Brazilian stingless bee (Schwarziana quadripunctata), a single nest may have multiple queens or even dwarf queens, ready to replace a dominant queen in case of a sudden death. [2]
A honey bee forager on a quince flower. Honey bees obtain all of their nutritional requirements from a diverse combination of pollen and nectar. Pollen is the only natural protein source for honey bees. Adult worker honey bees consume 3.4–4.3 mg of pollen per day to meet a dry matter requirement of 66–74% protein. [52]
Female orchid bees act as pollinators, but of flowers other than orchids. Eusocial bees such as honey bees need an abundant and steady pollen source to multiply. Honey bee pollinating a plum tree. Bees are the most effective insect pollinators. Honey bees travel from flower to flower, collecting nectar (later converted to honey), and pollen ...
If a female is found, he will attempt to mate with her either on the surface or at a nearby flower or tree. Other patrollers will sometimes attempt to steal a digging spot that another bee has found. If a bee has already found a female, another patroller bee may separate the male from the female so that it can copulate with the virgin.