Hovering Honeybee #2 - a photo on Flickriver

Hovering Honeybee #2

            The honeybee hovers over a Blue Crown Passionflower (Passiflora caerulea)....hovering means to remain floating, suspended, or fluttering in the air.

Hovering is an incredible skill possessed by  honeybees.  It allows the honeybee to efficiently transfer pollen from the male parts of a flower to the female parts, enabling fertilization and the production of seeds and fruits.  As the bee hovers, the rapid wing movements create a small vortex of air around its body. This air movement causes the flower’s pollen to be released from the anthers, which are the male reproductive organs of the flower.  By aligning its body with the flower, the bee ensures that the released pollen sticks to its hairy body.  As the bee moves on to the next flower, the pollen grains attached to its body brush against the stigma (the female reproductive organ of the flower). This transfer of pollen from one flower to another facilitates cross-pollination.

Seen and photographed in the garden at The Peninsula Regent in San Mateo, California.

Taken in: United States / California / San Mateo (show map)

Taken on: September 6, 2024

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Sets appears in: • Flowers • Nature Photography

Groups appears in: • Bees, bees, bees! • Favorites: 5 more » • Blooming Beauty • INSECTS ARE BEAUTIFUL. • The Golden Bee (P1-C3) • !* The Beauty of Nature/ NO people! NO single buildings! P1/C2 • ***BUTTERFLIES & INSECTS *** • [][][]Nature.. Light and Color[][][] • arbor square ~ A Nature Group ~ P1/C2 • Insects on Flowers « less

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