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Re: What makes pollen attractive to honey bees?
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Nonetheless, what is clearly established is that
pollen-foraging bees individually prefer some flowers over othersI have photographic evidence of a bee switching from one species of flower to another during a single foraging trip.  The picture is a side-view, macro-photo.  About 1/2 way up the pollen globule on her leg the color changes from blue-grey to a yellow orange.

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