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Today, one of the large sugar maples in the yard began to bloom (others are
not quite ready, maybe tomorrow). The tree top was buzzing with bees, at
least two species. I will leave it to my neighbourhood entomological
enthusiast, Bev Wigney, to figure out "who" they all are. I took several
photos of them busy at work, with a lot of pollen attached to the back legs!
I thought about what an incredible pollen source this must have been to
insects in the early days (prior to European settlement) when sugar maple
groves must have been very common throughout the valley prior to being
cleared away for agriculture. I recommend taking a minute to admire sugar
maple flowers-quite delicate for a species that can reach such enormous
proportions.
This morning, the bees were busy on the dandelion flowers which have all
popped open at once, it seems. Is this an adequate trade for all those
sugar maples we cleared some 300 years ago?
Donna Crossland
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quite ready, maybe tomorrow). The tree top was buzzing with bees, =
at least two species. I will leave it to my neighbourhood =
entomological enthusiast, Bev Wigney, to figure out “who” =
they all are. I took several photos of them busy at work, with a =
lot of pollen attached to the back legs! I thought about what an =
incredible pollen source this must have been to insects in the early =
days (prior to European settlement) when sugar maple groves must have =
been very common throughout the valley prior to being cleared away for =
agriculture. I recommend taking a minute to admire sugar =
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