Study Reveals Floral Buzzing for Pollen Collection as Exhausting as Flight Take-Off for Bees

‘Floral buzzing’ to collect pollen as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows

Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinated Bees use as much energy collecting pollen through “floral buzzing” as they do taking off in flight, a study shows. Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing bees to “carefully choose” which flowers are worth visiting. Continue reading...

By Matthew Pearce