Honeybees trapped in Crocus

I was out collecting crocus pollen this morning (cold work) and to my surprise when I opened up one of the flower heads to access the anthers I found two dead honeybees! They must have been caught yesterday when the crocus closed up as it got colder, yesterday was warm with no clouds in the sky so the afternoon chill would have set in quickly.

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3 Responses to “Honeybees trapped in Crocus”

john Everett Says:
February 19, 2015 at 2:31 pm | Reply
Did you try warming them? Reincarnation possible
akismet-1f15d97d8aa92378a278017d901045bd Says:
February 20, 2015 at 6:46 pm | Reply
That’s not that uncommon – Bumblebees often shelter overnight inside a closed crocus flower to emerge the next morning….
Emily Scott Says:
February 28, 2015 at 11:29 am | Reply
I’m surprised that they couldn’t bite their way out – perhaps they got too cold.

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