Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area
440 acres adjacent to the Florida Medical Entomology Laboratory, University of Florida/IFAS
Bees do the heavy “lifting” of pollination.
Honeybees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and orchid bees have corbicula (corbiculae is plural), commonly called pollen baskets or pollen sacs. Corbiculae are specialized 'containers' on the outside of the hind legs. Bees transfer pollen from their bodies to a comb on…
Bees, birds, butterflies, bats, beetles, and other insects are all important pollinators. We are in the midst of pollinator week -- June 16 through June 22, 2014, so bee nice to our pollinators ... Minimize (or void) the use of…
Carpenter bees are 'nice' native bees. These solitary bees are great pollinators, co-evolved with our native plants. Two species of Xylocopa live in Florida, are about as big as bumblebees, and are distinguished by their shiny, black rumps. Pictured above…
Enjoy the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area 