"Flowers can hear buzzing bees--and it makes their nectar sweeter"

[orleans]

in case you missed this

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2019/01/flowers-can-hear-bees-and-make-their-nectar-sweeter/?linkId=70371710&fbclid=IwAR1G9sSWKuKXux9ppzOWFkIR1RkRH-_qDNzzy9RlNVB31kB7IY-UZdqSx2A

[Anon-C]

1. Astonishing!

[Cracklin Charlie]

2. Does the sweeter nectar, in turn, give off a scent the pollinators can smell?

So that they will choose that particular flower, and it will get a pollination advantage?

Otherwise, I don’t see how the sweeter nectar would benefit the plant.

I’ll go read again.

[NotASurfer]

5. I think the key word is "honeybees"

Because they return to the hive and communicate the basic information about what they found, like how far away it is and how abundant the resource. I'm less sure whether there's a layer of information about the quality but wouldn't surprise me. Certainly should make it more likely to generate repeat business

[Grasswire2]

3. love this so much!

I made a bee garden under my picture window. Turns out it's also a hummingbird garden and butterflies of course.

Now I know something more about what's going on between the bees and the hollyhocks and lavender!

[orleans]

6. nature is full of surprises

and secrets

[ProudLib72]

4. I saw a drowning bumblebee at the lake this morning