Dec 25, 2008
I always thought the red-hot poker was primarily red.
Not.
This one in the Storer Gardens at the University of California, Davis, was mostly yellow.
It was Saturday, Dec. 20, 2008, five days before Christmas, and a lone honey bee, packed with pollen, was heading for the red-hot poker, variety "Christmas Cheer" (Kniphofia).
Seemed quite appropriate.
Happy holidays!
Attached Images:
![BEELINE--A pollen-packed honey bee makes a beeline for a red-hot poker, variety BEELINE--A pollen-packed honey bee makes a beeline for a red-hot poker, variety](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/1160.jpg)
Honey Bee
![RED-HOT POKER--The red-hot poker, variety RED-HOT POKER--The red-hot poker, variety](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/1161.jpg)
Red-Hot Poker in Storer Gardens