The Roses Are All SOOO Insectual!!
They honestly can't help themselves, it's just their nature!
The wild roses are still blooming nicely around the farm and as I have been seeing regularly, they are attracting a massive amount of insects to their lush embrace. The bees are naturally attracted for the pollen and nectar, but they are not the only ones who enjoy the sweetness. And not JUST Honeybees, other bees show up as well. These first 2 images are of what I believe to be a Mining Bee and a Mason Bee respectively.
So as not to be left out, the beetles seem to have a wonderful time rummaging through the pollen laden flowers. Many types of beetles are known to eat the pollen or nectar from flowers as well as using them for orgies. Fortunately for the sensitive readers this time the orgy was private and out of public view. Just the lone beetle enjoying itself in the shade of the flower petals.
To show JUST how inclusive the Rose flowers are, the flies even find their way to them. The number of pollinators that romp through the flowers is staggering. I imagine a scenario where I have a little visual counter that could count the number of different insects that visit a flower over the course of it's bloom. I would like to know if my hunch is correct in that there are about 50 different insects that visit the roses.
So far I have shots of 6 types of bees, 3 types of beetles, and 3 types of flies on roses and I have seen 10+ types of butterflies on them but have not managed a clear image. Interesting that I see far more insects on the Roses than I do on the Mock Orange that is in full bloom all over the farm.
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