Intersting...  I Missed that the first time I read it.   Pondering Maples
and syrup.  Maple trees run a sap which is 1.5-1.75 % sugar.  That is energy
that was stored as sugars in the root system,  and pumped upward for bud and
blossom production.  My assumption is that most plants operated the same
way,  and that the "nectar" was not produced  just for the flower,  but a
store of energy kept in the flower for seed production a "surplus" of energy
if you will that the bees use I notice that plants with fruits tend to have
larger surplus of nectar at the flower than plants with little to no
fruits.......not a hard rule just a general observation.




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Subject: Re: [BEE-L] Nectar secretion

"Obviously the volume will vary, but I would think the sugar levels would be
consistent."

Charles, from that paper I cited in my first post, the nectar sugar levels
are not necessarily consistent within a species, because the production of
the water part is accomplished differently than the production of the sugar
part.

Christina?


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