A Female Watermelon bloom...

I went to visit one of my nephews today to get squash (he also gave me onions and beets). While there we went on a tour of his HUGE garden! Here he is showing me a female watermelon bloom. Notice the tiny watermelon below the bloom. The male bloom does not have the tiny watermelon. Bees must cross pollinate the blooms to make the watermelon grow.

[Shutterbug]

I love this showing how small it is.

[Carol M]

Yay!!

[Milanie]

That pretty cool to know - wonderful close-up

[Boxplayer]

Fascinating.

[Casablanca]

How interesting! Such a lovely close up too

[Pam]

Oh my it is so tiny! Bees are amazing! Wonderful shot!

[Pat Knowles]

Thanks fir the nature lesson…good to see & great detail.

[Kathy]

His crops are early! This is a nice photo to give perspective to early (compared to edible) watermelons.