The banana tree keeps unfolding layers of new flowers and after the bees have their way with the flowers and new row of young bananas begin to swell and develop. At first the bees weren’t spending time on the flowers. I wondered why and taste tested some of the morning nectar drops….sweet enough, so why were they avoiding the flowers.The wasps have found them….well today I found bees crawling in and around the newest row of blossoms and fewer drops of nectar evident….I am hoping the bees are consuming them.
I took this image yesterday morning and …… sorry bees, it looked too good, and yes it was.
A single drop of banana flower nectar. So very sweet.
TTFN
Bishop
From My Backyard 
Jul 19, 2015 @ 15:32:52
Oh my, I love the way you capture the most interesting photos …tunhpgs I have never seen or npknew existed. You have real talent. Keep us informed, both written and photo info. With the bees and banana pistil nectar, for those of us who will never have first hand knowledge, you widen our horizons and expand our minds. Question: Are the bees that are in my flowers, honey bees? Is the honey the same as from your vegetable and fruit blossoms? Or is it only, the fruit blossoms. My blossoms are all onl floral.
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Jul 19, 2015 @ 20:16:01
The bees in your flowers are very likely honeybees, there are many other bee looking critters that pollinate, gather pollen and as honeybees do, gather nectar. Honeys take on characteristics of the nectar source. Any flirting plant that produces nectar can be converted to honey by the bees.
New learning about my banana trees( plants), the current flowers are male flowers and do not produce fruit. The bees are gathering nectar but they fall fall. The flowers at the top of the stalk are female and produce fruit.
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