When a floret is visited by a bee, the staminal column protrudes, then withdraws after the bee departs. From four to six bees per square yard have been seen on this plant. There is one seed per floret, and there are 40 florets per head. This would indicate that experience may have convinced growers that, despite lack of experimental evidence, bee pollination is beneficial to this crop. The subject should be explored and the true pollination requirement of this important western forage determined.
Evidence indicates that honey bees can be satisfactory pollinators of rose clover.