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Photos: Going for gold

With winter over, dandelions provide abundant pollen and nectar

Jerry McBride

Herald Photo Editor

Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 4:15 PM MT

Updated Tuesday, Apr 23, 2024 4:31 PM MT

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A pollen-covered bee crawls on a dandelion Tuesday in Hermosa. Dandelions are one of the first foods that supply bees their pollen and nectar after a long winter, said Katrina Blair, founder/director of Turtle Lake Refuge. Turtle Lake Refuge will be hosting the Dandelion Festival on May 4 in Rotary Park. The event is to help educate the community on how important weeds are to pollinators and to eliminate spraying of herbicides on private and public lands. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A pollen-covered bee crawls on a dandelion Tuesday in Hermosa. Dandelions are one of the first foods that supply bees their pollen and nectar after a long winter, said Katrina Blair, founder/director of Turtle Lake Refuge. Turtle Lake Refuge will be hosting the Dandelion Festival on May 4 in Rotary Park. The event is to help educate the community on how important weeds are to pollinators and to eliminate spraying of herbicides on private and public lands. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A white-lined sphinx moth, hummingbird moth, goes after the nectar in a dandelion on Tuesday in Hermosa. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A white-lined sphinx moth, hummingbird moth, goes after the nectar in a dandelion on Tuesday in Hermosa. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A pollen-covered bee crawls on a dandelion Tuesday in Hermosa. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A pollen-covered bee crawls on a dandelion Tuesday in Hermosa. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

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