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Stigmatic slits, oooh! 🤭 I remember when I first got into botany the slightest bit, I went outside and looked at my asclepias tuberosa that was in flower and said, “wait, What? Where are the stamens? What’s going on here?” Shortly after I learned of this fascinating process. You did a great job breaking it down and explaining it step by step.
Thank you for this info! Just recently I've been finding smaller bees dead on my swamp milkweed and I was wondering why. I appreciate you breaking it down.
You are welcome! The first time you see a bee hanging from the flower it's like "Whoa, what is going on?" Bit it is just a normal day in the life of a milkweed.
When I first saw honey bees “spending the night” I had no idea they were caught and probably doomed. When I realized they were caught I also realized they were dead and wouldn’t be returning to their hive. Since then I learned I can take a couple twigs and assist a release. You’re right they don’t all get caught and they sure love the flowers! Thx for your explanation.
This morning a hawk swooped down and caught a dove by my bird feeder my husband seen it happen. Thats the balance of nature. And we just have to accept it.
@@5ree6url Sometimes it does take quite a bit of effort for them to escape. I have seen honeybees resting on milkweed plants with pollinium on them and figured they had just managed to escape.
@@BackyardEcology I was taking pictures of the bee when it happened and I took three short videos of it until it got away. I wasn't sure if I could or should help it.
@@5ree6url So cool that you got to see it happen! There isn't much you can do when one gets caught - its just the way nature is. They do escape most of the time.
Would not be a good idea, even if we could do it since it would also catch a good number of the smaller native bees species that visit milkweed. Honeybees are not native to North America - the ones kept in hives or the killer variety.
Not that way at all - very few honeybees are killed by milkweed compared to how many visit them. Milkweeds are vital to the naturally occurring insects and plant communities of North America. Honeybees are not native to this continent.
