Re: [CH] bees

Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Tue, 26 Jan 1999 13:19:39 -0800

> a small amount of moisture (nectar?) at the inside base of each petal.
> The ants were feeding on this.

Yes, I've seen this too, but I'd forgotten about it.

> I have not seen an ant go from one flower to another

Chile flowers are perfect and self-compatible (in almost all varieties and
species), so no need to transfer pollen from one flower to another, just
need to get some onto pistil from anthers, any anthers.

 ---   Brent