>>Bees coming from the Himalayan Balsam look like ghosts and I wonder whether the pollen of that plant carries a charge to attract it to bees' bodies.

Do you find bees working the Himalayan Balsam eagerly?  I had a good size stand in my backyard once and only the solitary bees and bumble bees worked it all the time.  Hardly ever saw a honey bee on it.

Perhaps there has to be a huge presence to attract honey bees?  Does anyone in the US utilize Himalayan Balsam?

Waldemar 

  

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