honey bee (Apis mellifera)
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Willow blossom 2020-03-19
In mid March, (goat) willow trees start to flower and add bright yellow colour spots to the otherwise still barren landscape of the Schwäbische Alb:
female goat willow catkins (Salix caprea)
Willows are dioecious, i.e. female and male flowers appear on separate individuals. Bees were collecting nectar on this female goat willow tree:
female willow catkins of Salix caprea (goat willow)
honey bee on a female willow catkin of the goat willow (Salix caprea)
male willow catkins
In contrast to the bees on the female catkins on the previous pictures, these bees collecting pollen on male catkins of Salix caprea 'Pendula' wear yellow pollen baskets:
flowering goat willow (Salix caprea)
flowering Salix caprea (goat willow) at the edge of the Schönbuch forest
published on 2020-04-05
Season: Spring
