Bees feeding on blackberries

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dlawr42103

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Found this quite interesting, thought I would share...

Noticed honeybees on blackberries quite often, I always thought they were collecting water/ dew from between fruits ... watching them closely today they are collecting juice from the largest juiciest fruits that I guess have been chewed by wasp or similar ... example photos attached... plenty of other forage available at present so quite surprised to see a reasonably high number doing this.
 

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Good spot and good photos.
 

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