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Barry
08-22-2007, 07:40 AM
Anyone know what the flowering bush is?
http://www.beesource.com/photos/pollenbee.jpg
http://www.beesource.com/photos/pollenbee2.jpg
http://www.beesource.com/photos/pollenbee3.jpg
Barry Digman
08-22-2007, 07:53 AM
Looks like a variety of hibiscus.
AstroBee
08-22-2007, 09:33 AM
Appears to be a Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus).
dug_6238
08-22-2007, 11:59 AM
Rose of Sharon. I have a good many of them in my yard also. Bumblebees love them, my honeybees don't pay much attention to them.
-dp
ScadsOBees
08-22-2007, 12:08 PM
I have a similar bush in the back yard, the leaves are the same but the flowers are pink/purple and more frilly. The honeybees to work it pretty good, but I think that might be a function of dearth, not preference.
Rick
Aisha
08-22-2007, 12:27 PM
Great photos! Thanks!
I wonder if all that powdery pollen keeps mites off like powdered sugar does?
Parke County Queen
08-22-2007, 03:49 PM
I agree with Coyote. It looks like a hibiscus, but can't really tell without seeing the whole plant.
dug_6238
08-22-2007, 10:07 PM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus_syriacus