#Bees on #NootkaRose π
#NatureVideo #pollinators #WildRose #Wsanec #Saanich #MasonBees #NativePlants #VancouverIsland #EdiblePlants #PacificNorthwest #VanIsle #PNW #PollinatorGarden #nature #NoBeesNoFood
2 busy #MasonBees on wild #NootkaRose πβ€οΈπ At Three Oaks Farm, #Saanichton #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia
#bloomscrolling #Bees #Zone8 #PacificNorthwest #nature #NativePlants #WildRose #Spring #BCblooms #Wsanec #Saanich #YYJ #VictoriaBC #florespondence #pollinators #flowers #PNW #botanical #pollen #PollinatorGarden #BeeLovers
For #ThornyThursday (new favorite hashtag). Rose galls on the stem of a wild rose, most likely a Nootka rose. Insect larvae burrow into the plant, and the plant grows these structures to deal with the damage - unwittingly building a protected shelter for the larvae.
#plants #botany #roses #thorns #thorny #wildRoses #pnw #nature #nativePlants #macro #macroPhotography #nativePlants #nootkaRose