I had always thought how waterlilies are propagated in the wild. There are tons of wild water lilies in our province Punjab specially the white water lily. They are all tropical i guess. Finally i captured a bee doing this little work. I think she is trying to pollinate. Well, even if she is not, after all the hard work capturing these shots, believe me she is doing nothing but trying to steal the pollen. I wish someday i will see a butterfly on these waterlily blooms if butterflies do that. So here goes my picture of Bee pollinating waterlily.
Update: As indicated by “Dont bug me”, it is a hoverfly and not a bee.
First she grabbed it.
Then she picked it and there she go.
This is blue tropical water lily i am growing on my terrace. It survived last winter without protection but got very weak. I am going to protect this waterlily with bubble polythene this winter for first time and see how good it is.
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Excellent macro!
The bee is an added bonus to the lovely center of the flower.
Beautiful shots!
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Fabulous photos!
Beautiful shots!
Great shot of the bee on the lily. Love that purple!
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You can’t beat the iridescence of a waterlily’s color… very lovely… L
That is one awesome flower and bee and two great shots!
Love the way you have gone straight to the heart of the problem! Great shots of a splendid waterlily.
Lovely shot.
Gorgeous colors and details.
The colour of the flower is gorgeous, but it is a hoverfly, not a bee.
great shot with lovely colors
Gorgeous flower – stunning colour. 🙂
What great color on the petals, and to capture a bee at work is a plus to the photo.
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It’s a lovely flower. I hope it survives again this winter. Love the shot, even the bee. 😉
I love the colour of the waterlily! Makes me almost want to live in a tropical place so I could grow them!
What a lovely shade of blue. Great shots. Have a wonderful week.
The spectacular colors make this image!
Beautiful capture and beautiful colors! Good luck with it over the winter.
Breathtaking photos!!!
A gorgeous colour to your waterlily.
Gorgeous flower and its eye-catching color combination! Wonderful photos!
Beautiful colors — thanks for posting!
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Wow, beautiful photos. Thanks for the visit on my wall at Blotanical. Great and interesting blog, I will definitely keep in touch!
lovely blog. Will bookmark and be a regular visitor.
Great shots of the hoverfly!
Impressive shots!