A macro view of the nectar oozing out of some lilies that I brought home the other day. If I was a bee I’d be pretty excited about it. 🙂
Sooo, in the process of googling what that part of the lily is, I found waaaay too much information. But I’ll summarize by saying that I believe the central prong-like thing sticking out is the pistil, and the end of it is its lady-part, called the stigma, and the nectar it is oozing is there to catch bits of pollen from the worker bees as they fly in and out. There you go – botany lesson of the day.
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Love the picture AND the information.
You have certainly become my role model for this retirement thang: hiking, birding, photography, sky watching, pee-knuckle. Thanks for sharing and being my friend.
Thank you Doray. I enjoy sharing those things with you, too 🙂