Gleni said:I put my glasses on and went and checked, Donald. There are only four stamens!
Did you notice the Lynx Spider, Oxyopes, partially hiding in the flower on the left below? My bees are feeding them.
I think that might mean that the first bloom is atypical for what it will be in the future. I look forward to seeing some later blooms. I find the differences interesting.
I saw the spider, but I didn't recognize it as a spider. I hope it's eating more unwelcome insects than the bees. Lurking spiders are really efficient at collecting a meal. I managed to raise only a single Black Swallowtail caterpillar this year due to a spider taking up residence in the Fennel. I saw him with other meals too. And the fennel looked really nice not being eaten down, so there was that.
