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Bee

Colletes daviesanus

Notes:

Bee loaded with pollen, I read an interesting note over net about pollen - "Do you know what Bee Pollen is? Pollen is the male reproductive elements in plants are golden yellow fine powder form. Pollen found in plants flower stamens. Each pollen grain contains 100,000 to 5 million pollen spores that have the reproductive ability of forming a flower, fruit, grain, trees, and so forth. How Bees Collecting Pollen? In addition to sucking the honey bees also collect pollen, in particular by pollen from the stamen powder erode interest by using the jaws and forefoot. After pollen moistened with honey bees then rear leg comes comb to comb the pollen and pollen will put it into the pockets of pollen in the hind legs. Bee pollen is a very good healthy food for our bodies. Lots of useful content of bee pollen for the human body. Bee Pollen contains 18 amino acids, 8 of them essential, 12 vitamins, 28 minerals, enzymes, coenzymes, essential fatty acids 14, 11 and 30% protein, carbohydrate. Pollen is easily digested and very rich in nutrients for humans."

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9 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks again..

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

It is a beautiful bee, I am glad I could help!!

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks arlanda for ID suggestion it look very close and relevant I am updating the same,

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Check Colletes daviesanus, looks very similar: http://www.illustratedwildlife.com/illus...

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

I know, but it looks complicated. I do not think we have this one in Spain

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thank you arlanda , awaiting ID help,, ,,

arlanda
arlanda 11 years ago

Very nice

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 11 years ago

Thanks again Satyen, really a lot to learn from you ..
Thanks,

Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Nice spotting and info Sachin!

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, India

Spotted on Mar 22, 2013
Submitted on Mar 22, 2013

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