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Latest post Sun, Dec 14 2008 9:46 AM by Vincent Teo. 4 replies.
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Vincent Teo  +  591906 Sun, 23 Nov 08 03:35 PM
Can I say,

The bee is gathering the nectar of the flower.

The bee is plucking / picking the nectar.

The bee is sucking the nectar of the flower.

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AlpheccaStars  +  592010 Sun, 23 Nov 08 04:57 PM

Vincent Teo
“Can I say,

The bee is gathering the nectar of the flower.  Yes

The bee is plucking / picking the nectar. No, bees do not pick flowers. I pick flowers and put them in a vase on my table.

The bee is sucking the nectar of the flower. No, I don't think they use sucking to get the nectar. Hummingbirds do.

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Vincent Teo, 204 days ago
Can I say,

The bee is collecting nectar.

The bee gathers some nectar from the flowers.
AlpheccaStars  +  610342 Fri, 12 Dec 08 04:00 PM

yes
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Vincent Teo, 202 days ago
Thanks.

Can I say,

The bee likes to eat nectar.

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