Here are a few shots I took this afternoon of bees feeding on/pollinating one of the many species of Aloe that populate the Huntington Gardens.
The bees burrow and completely disappear inside the tubular orange flowers.
Going…
Going…
Gone (almost).
These two shots show the pollen baskets:
Pollen baskets are attached to the hind legs by a single hair
Bee entering Aloe flower with pollen baskets
Aloe Plant at Huntington Gardens (San Marino)
These guys get a look-in too
Since the mid 1980s, I've worked in university and industrial research, as a manager and editor in technology and environment for an international industry association, and held senior business development, strategy, and procurement posts in industry. I hold a PhD in chemical engineering from Birmingham University, an MBA from Warwick University Business School, and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College. In 2008, I left industry to focus full-time on my passion for science and technology, and to share that enthusiasm with others as a freelance science communicator. I live in London with my wife Erin.
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