Otherwise oblivious to my surroundings, keeping bees has forced this big city girl to slow the hell down and smell the pollen.
Hardly a captivating show, gopher spurge is one of the earliest bloomers in Albuquerque but my girls found it immediately. Not only does gopher spurge give up a juicy load of nectar but it produces pollen too, with a coral, almost red color.
Honeybee collecting pollen and nectar from gopher spurge
The last bee bears the coral-red pollen from gopher spurge
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