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Carpenter bee…

September 19, 2016December 10, 2009 by dududiaries

Dear All – sorry for not posting more often. Have been on the road with limited access to the internet. Here is a picture of a carpenter bee visiting some Thunbergia flowers in the evening light. These are one of the bees tha often feed late in the day even well into the dusk…More about … Read more

Categories Bees, Ecology, Pollination Tags Bees, dino j. martins, Kenya, xylocopa

Male bees on patrol…

September 19, 2016November 16, 2009 by dududiaries

Male bees keeping watch on their patch of bush….   Dear All, Hello – have just been travelling through Western Kenya working on pollinators at various sites with groups of farmers. Its been amazing and I look forward to sharing some of the discoveries and photographs with you all over the next few days.   … Read more

Categories Bees, Culture, Ecology Tags Bees, dino j. martins, Kenya, kerio valley, xylocopa

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