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It’s called nectar robbing: Bees get nectar, but don’t pollinate the plants in exchange. With their short tongues, Valley carpenter bees can’t easily drink the nectar from tubular flowers. So they use ...

When flowers start to dry up and die, bees struggle to find nectar and pollen. Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, ...

There are seven species of Apis honey bee in the world, all of them native to Asia, Europe, and Africa. Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, is the species recognized globally as “the honey bee.” ...

Researchers have found that the presence of yeasts can alter the chemical composition and thus the nutritional value of nectar for pollinators such as bees. Moreover, the study found that yeasts can ...

Flower nectar often contains small amounts of alcohol, meaning pollinators like hummingbirds are drinking it all day long.

With their short tongues, Valley carpenter bees can’t easily drink the nectar from tubular flowers. So they use powerful mandibles to slice into the blooms and steal it. It’s called nectar robbing, ...