Jim Fowler's photos with the keyword: Bumble bee

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

I went out to the front yard bog garden this afternoon, and I found dozens of bumblebees and honeybees frantically sipping nectar from the Spiranthes odorata or Fragrant Ladies'-tresses orchids . In the process, burying their entire heads in the flowers, the bees were pollinating each one they visited. I viewed one particular bumblebee annoyed with the pollinarium attached to its proboscis, rapidly swiping at the pollinarium until it fell to the ground.

All of these Ladies'-tresses orchid images were taken on a day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. The first stop was to the parking lot of the Cradle of Forestry center off of Hwy. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest north of Brevard, North Carolina. The remainder of the images were taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. For the complete trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

All of these Ladies'-tresses orchid images were taken on a day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. The first stop was to the parking lot of the Cradle of Forestry center off of Hwy. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest north of Brevard, North Carolina. The remainder of the images were taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. For the complete trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

All of these Ladies'-tresses orchid images were taken on a day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. The first stop was to the parking lot of the Cradle of Forestry center off of Hwy. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest north of Brevard, North Carolina. The remainder of the images were taken along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina. For the complete trip report, please go to Jim's Blog .

Part 1 of a weekend trip to the Carolina Coastal Plain for orchids and other wildflowers. The first day, we visited the Francis Marion National Forest in Berkeley County, South Carolina. For more detail about this trip, please go to Jim's Blog .

Day 2 of a 3-day field trip to the Carolina coastal plain took us to the Green Swamp area in Brunswick County, North Carolina. To read about this trip, please go to Jim's Blog .

A day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. I was lucky enough to find a nice bed of Spiranthes cernua beside the road. So, I stopped to photograph it and was soon joined by a Bee and a Butterfly. What a great day... This Bumble Bee already has a load of pollinia on its proboscis before entering the orchid flower.

A day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. I was lucky enough to find a nice bed of Spiranthes cernua beside the road. So, I stopped to photograph it and was soon joined by a Bee and a Butterfly. What a great day... This Bumble Bee already has a load of pollinia on its proboscis before entering the orchid flower. Once it backed out, I could tell that the load of pollinia irritated the bee, because it immediately flew to the ground where it used its front legs to furiously brush off the pollinia. Then, it flew right back onto the inflorescence where it soon became loaded with more pollinia. Neat thing to witness...

A day trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway in North Carolina. I was lucky enough to find a nice bed of Spiranthes cernua beside the road. So, I stopped to photograph it and was soon joined by a Bee and a Butterfly. What a great day... This Bumble Bee already has a load of pollinia on its proboscis before entering the orchid flower.