I missed this part about flowering in my pervious mail. I think the 
beekeeper talks about dandelions. That would be the only flower showing 
opening / closing at this time of year here.  My opinion is that they stay 
open till late afternnoon when the weather is cool, but close much earlier 
in hot weather that we have now.

The change in closing time was radical as 10 days ago the day high 
temperatures were + 12 - + 14, now + 26. Maybe also the fact that the 
flowering period is coming to end has something to do with timing ?

How do dandelions stay open in other parts of the world ?

Ari Seppälä
Finland


 

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