![Honey Bee [<em>Apis mellifera</em>] on a Milkweed [<em>Asclepias tuberosa</em>] flower Honey Bee [<em>Apis mellifera</em>] on a Milkweed [<em>Asclepias tuberosa</em>] flower](/2008/09/20/Honey-Bee-Apis-mellifera-on-a-Milkweed-Asclepias-tuberosa-flower-by-Bill-Heller.jpg)
Honey Bee [Apis mellifera] on a Milkweed [Asclepias tuberosa] flower
She really looked like she was concentrating on her work. She paid no attention to me. I guess those smaller flowers are kind of tough. You've got to hover or find a place to stand while you work. Don't have time to deal with pesky photographers.So the milkweed is what the Monarch caterpillars eat which makes the Monarch Butterflies poisonous to most predators. It contains Glycosides, like Foxglove which is used to make Digitalis, a heart medication. So I'm not sure I would want to try that honey. Hopefully it is just the leaves and stem that have the Glycosides in them.
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| Karsten | June 28, 2010 1:00 am |
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