Looking down into pumpkin flower, a bee sits on top of anthers looking back up into camera. It is soft browns and has a white spot on face that is the shape of upside down heart.

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   KellyAnn Romanych (she/her) (kellyromanych@mastodon.social)'s status on Saturday, 07-Sep-2024 00:41:22 JST KellyAnn Romanych (she/her)

   The strategy now is to support the pumpkin flowers for as long as the vines push them out in heatwave.

   These squash family flowers are the sole source of nectar and pollen for the Peponapis bees. Unlike other bees that are generalists who can find opportunities with other flower families. The bees make colonies nearby, so this week is about keeping them & next gen supported.

   8 am PST
   80F
   43% humidity for our dry SGV clime
   108F projected high

   #ClimateDiary #bees #gardening