View Full Version : Apparently bees like bluebonnets
dragonfly
04-02-2007, 11:05 AM
I have planted lots of bluebonnet seeds over the past few years out in our field. As far as I know, they are not a source of nectar, but apparently have pollen that bees like. They are all over the bluebonnets today.
http://www.pbase.com/dragonfly/image/76559481
George Fergusson
04-02-2007, 11:44 AM
Lupine I guess is the common name for them around here. Bees do collect pollen from them.
Jeffzhear
04-02-2007, 04:29 PM
What a beautiful picture, thanks for sharing....
flathead
04-02-2007, 09:44 PM
Wow! Thanks for posting
Hobie
04-03-2007, 06:50 AM
I think lupines are a similar species, but the Texas blue bonnets only grow in the south. My lupines don't bloom until July or so.
dragonfly
04-06-2007, 02:37 PM
Here, you plant bluebonnets in September, and they start blooming around mid to late March. It's a particularly spectacular show this year. Thanks all for looking.