Common Honey Bee – Bird Ecology Study Group

16 Jan 2019

Bees collecting nectar and pollen from Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) flowers

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Plants | 0

I have always been observing bees visiting my Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) plants in the evenings. What I observed was that the Dwarf Honey Bees (Apis andreniformis) were busy collecting nectar from the flowers. Their proboscis was always probing the … Continued

6 Jan 2019

Insects visiting Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) flowers

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Videography | 0

Because of the presence of a colony of Dwarf Honey Bees (Apis andreniformi) in the Golden Penda tree (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) nearby, my Bush Grape flowers (Cayratia mollissima) are visited daily by numerous Dwarf Honey Bees mainly for the nectar. Flying … Continued