>>>>a colony of honeybees, when faced with
>different sources of nectar, will consistently focus
>on the source with the highest profitability<<<

This won't stand alone. Bees have "flower fidelity." That is, they stay with whatever they have a working relationship with. A new source may be ignored until the old one dries up. Pollinators know that bees often ignore the target crop if they have been established at the site too far in advance.

Dick Marron

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