One of the many kinds of pollinators my cactus flowers get a visit from are bumblebees. They go from open flower to flower and pretty much get covered in pollen. I took my macro lens and attached it to my Lumix GH6 camera, and on a sunny day I visited my cactus baskets and got to see a bumblebee visiting them.
| Lumix GH6 | |
|---|---|
| Olympus MSC ED M. 60mm Macro lens | |
| none | |
| f/2.8 | |
| 1/2000 sec | |
| 100 | |
| Visual Light | |
| 380 through 700 nanometers | |
| Central Virginia USA. |
It did not seem to mind my presence.
Sticking its head deep into the flower I guess that is how it gets the nectar.
Flying off to the next flower.
We can see pollen on its back legs, maybe it has a pollen basket.. Not sure about this species of bee.
In this one it does look like it has a basket, some bees have them and some do not. The ones that do not are like mason bees that completely cover themselves in the pollen to transport it. Instead of storing it in special baskets on the bees.
Hah quite the pollen covered sugar cookie right there. Seems like it does not mind. I think I would be sneezing a lot.. lol