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Re: a little red dot
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John Burgess <[log in to unmask]>
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John Burgess <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 18 Aug 1999 18:39:27 +0100
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> Why only 'red' dots?  If the substance is pollen, why not yellow, purple,
> white?  Can you identify the bloom and is it such that the bees have to
work the bloom differently than blooms of other colors?
>
Himalayan balsam leaves a white spot on bee's backs. I guess it has
something to do with the structure of the flower

John Burgess, Editor Gwenynwyr Cymru/The Welsh Beekeeper
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