Bees feeding on blackberries

[dlawr42103]

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.

 

[viridens]

Good spot and good photos.

 

[enrico]

Mine love any fruit juices, pear and apple.
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[philipm]

Yes mine do the same with the raspberries.

 

[Finman]

Yes mine do the same with the raspberries.

Bees lick raspberries here when they have nothing else to forage.They lick the surface where dry juice has consentrated sugar.

 

[Taliesin]

Very nice photos - thanks for posting

 

[Millet]

Good spot and good photos.

i'll 2nd that..

 

[bontbee]