Okra and wild bees

Okra pollination study wild bees, Lithurgus atratus vs by hand pollination. Wild bees work for free, I can only imagine how much okra would cost if they had to be hand pollinated. This study brings forth the impact bees have on germination.

“ The period of stigma receptivity and pollen availability coincided with the highest activity of L. atratus from 10.00 a.m. to 12.20” - this is the part that fascinates me, the synchronicity of pollination between the bee and the flower reactivity.

Whole Foods- like okra need wild bees