tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post9026881067739077907..comments2023-10-30T04:40:49.109-05:00Comments on be yourself...everyone else is taken: did you know....bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-81033452649922008842010-07-20T16:14:18.873-05:002010-07-20T16:14:18.873-05:00Aren't bees amazing? They have become one of m...Aren't bees amazing? They have become one of my favorite things to photograph. =)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01661948398230473384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-64453469024030399372010-07-20T09:09:06.460-05:002010-07-20T09:09:06.460-05:00I didn't know about pollen pockets, either! I ...I didn't know about pollen pockets, either! I thought the pollen just stuck to their legs...very cool!Kathryn Zbrzeznyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13349204621261800313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-84987736064960017252010-07-20T02:20:42.503-05:002010-07-20T02:20:42.503-05:00bees are the best! they can do all these amazing ...bees are the best! they can do all these amazing things, they are always busy and out world would be fruitless without them. i love bees.Kedahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03467573541576582062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-36288977998728600222010-07-19T21:22:30.223-05:002010-07-19T21:22:30.223-05:00Well, I keep saying this is the best, but this is ...Well, I keep saying this is the best, but this is the best. I am in love with Mr. Pollen Pockets and in love with your words. I always loved math because it didn't require dissecting anything, but now that I'm a grown up girl with absolute proof that I did need to know geometry, I find myself fascinated with all that science stuff I missed out on. It is all magic to me.<br /><br />:) Debid smith kaich joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13450581639610967780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-33678815444923033582010-07-19T20:08:08.176-05:002010-07-19T20:08:08.176-05:00I love seeing the honey bees with their pockets fu...I love seeing the honey bees with their pockets full of pollen. Beautiful!Marilyn Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13115440271615593122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-18670050287361085932010-07-19T19:07:59.990-05:002010-07-19T19:07:59.990-05:00Wow - his pockets look full! Live and learn, I gue...Wow - his pockets look full! Live and learn, I guess...Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-79054266683228307072010-07-19T16:34:59.412-05:002010-07-19T16:34:59.412-05:00When they covered the birds and the bees I missed ...When they covered the birds and the bees I missed this too:) I always thought pollen was carried on their feet...<br /><br />I loved science and hated math too...but you wouldn't ever catch me trying to catch a snake!!GailOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09556665956317683667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-65374861245268399302010-07-19T16:22:50.715-05:002010-07-19T16:22:50.715-05:00Well you're certainly not alone there. Love sc...Well you're certainly not alone there. Love science.. hate math. And never knew about the pockets. Very cool.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-77157413037482051852010-07-19T15:23:42.818-05:002010-07-19T15:23:42.818-05:00This bee must have been working around the clock. ...This bee must have been working around the clock. I am still amazed how anyone could take a picture of a small bee like this.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-8735876405442939172010-07-19T13:27:43.054-05:002010-07-19T13:27:43.054-05:00Always wondered where they stashed the pollen! Use...Always wondered where they stashed the pollen! Used to hate it when I saw bees in the garden -- till I learned what they did and why it matters. Now I wish I had more! Except wasps.Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-75636009233263118982010-07-19T13:21:41.771-05:002010-07-19T13:21:41.771-05:00That is cool!! And I missed that too!
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SueAnn...That is cool!! And I missed that too!<br />Hugs<br />SueAnnSueannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299288406218968621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-10236626398186165852010-07-19T12:44:11.939-05:002010-07-19T12:44:11.939-05:00I must have missed that class too. interesting, li...I must have missed that class too. interesting, little pockets, thanks for sharing the knowledge.Cindy https://www.blogger.com/profile/03552572705763406197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-29178751400627473212010-07-19T12:42:04.885-05:002010-07-19T12:42:04.885-05:00How are you going to count all those snakes you ca...How are you going to count all those snakes you catch if you don't know math? LOL<br /><br />DI<br />JUST KIDDING!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-64107601601594836272010-07-19T12:30:03.602-05:002010-07-19T12:30:03.602-05:00OMG...I had no idea. How cute is that...pollen po...OMG...I had no idea. How cute is that...pollen pockets! Beautiful photo!Carolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12740738041547883989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-73935006516321026222010-07-19T11:47:34.492-05:002010-07-19T11:47:34.492-05:00We've been learning all about bees now that we...We've been learning all about bees now that we have some hives here for the bee keeper. Did you know they have 5 eyes? I can relate to the fact that I probably didn't even know how 'pi' was spelled but love to know about pollen pockets!Kerry O'Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951445594586971908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-69185987245988053372010-07-19T10:40:36.175-05:002010-07-19T10:40:36.175-05:00i never realized that til recently either. great...i never realized that til recently either. great capture! nAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-88605879716914736472010-07-19T10:38:43.921-05:002010-07-19T10:38:43.921-05:00Your mind is so young...I love bees, in a book I a...Your mind is so young...I love bees, in a book I am reading right now they talk about how the movements they make when they come back to the hive tell the other bees where to go to find the pollen, like three spins to the right, one to the left...how cool it that?mrs mediocrityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01021079985184737831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-3206624665328477002010-07-19T10:23:11.882-05:002010-07-19T10:23:11.882-05:00I must admit, scientific illustration was my major...I must admit, scientific illustration was my major in college, so, yes, technically I'm a science & art nerd, and yes, I did know that.<br />It's still cool though, and it's always a hoot to watch the bees busy at work on the flowers in bloom, and quite a challenge to snap a shot of them in action that isn't blurry — at least for my beleaguered kodak anyway.<br />: )Sarah Knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16054477978470497670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-69482693998117838402010-07-19T10:05:49.556-05:002010-07-19T10:05:49.556-05:00GMTA. I have a couple of pollen sack photos here a...GMTA. I have a couple of pollen sack photos here at the end of this post:<br />http://chroniclesofacountrygirl.blogspot.com/2010/06/little-water-would-do-us-good.html<br /><br />I guess I never realized it either!Country Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432335393660130255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-2589826535760181702010-07-19T10:05:11.685-05:002010-07-19T10:05:11.685-05:00looks like fancy jodhpurs or going marketing with ...looks like fancy jodhpurs or going marketing with a recyclable yellow bag - funny...Pamela Holdermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03955051007619518369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-52742809960951872812010-07-19T09:59:33.455-05:002010-07-19T09:59:33.455-05:00yes elizabeth....the pockets are on their legs.......yes elizabeth....the pockets are on their legs....so you are right :)bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11094533582512917616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-73385903680653869072010-07-19T09:58:18.664-05:002010-07-19T09:58:18.664-05:00what a great picture. he's sacked a lot of pol...what a great picture. he's sacked a lot of pollen. one busy guy. hope all is well. have a great day.Naquillityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784964201596357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625563277617720888.post-27945263766056472732010-07-19T09:51:55.568-05:002010-07-19T09:51:55.568-05:00Thanks -- I thought they carried the pollen on the...Thanks -- I thought they carried the pollen on their feet! Silly me!Elizabeth Mahlouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00334700057953625321noreply@blogger.com