On 8/5/2014 7:23 AM, Bert wrote:
We see almost no real honey bees in our garden 'til late summer, early
fall when the sedum blooms, when they practically swarm.

However, we see lot of other bugs doing what appears to be exactly the
same things that the honey bees do.

Are they actually performing a useful function in the sense of
pollination, or are they just taking stuff for their own use?


Any insect that is even slightly fuzzy that visits more than one flower
of the same species is polinating the flowers. Actually, this also
applies to humming birds, certain small bats, and a few other non-insect
creatures.

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David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary