Where The Bee Sucks, There Suck I
Well, I just broke my diet in an unusual way: I went outside and ate some nectar. Silky-oak nectar, to be precise. Yum. Like dark liquid honey.
Not sure the best way to get it, though:
a) the stick your finger in the flower and lick off your finger method - tends to not get much, and it may drip off your finger
b) the wrap your hand around the flowers and lick your hand method - get more, but also get pollen, and it's messier
c) suck the flowers method - get even more, but you also get bits of the flowers in your mouth and you have to spit them out, your face may get a bit messy, and one may not be able to reach the flowers anyway
But one still gets a lot more nectar than with Nasturtiums or Honeysuckle.
I was surprised to see a crow feeding on them; usually it's smaller birds than that.
Not sure the best way to get it, though:
a) the stick your finger in the flower and lick off your finger method - tends to not get much, and it may drip off your finger
b) the wrap your hand around the flowers and lick your hand method - get more, but also get pollen, and it's messier
c) suck the flowers method - get even more, but you also get bits of the flowers in your mouth and you have to spit them out, your face may get a bit messy, and one may not be able to reach the flowers anyway
But one still gets a lot more nectar than with Nasturtiums or Honeysuckle.
I was surprised to see a crow feeding on them; usually it's smaller birds than that.