> Because bees undoubtedly forage for pollen to meet both their protein and lipid needs..."
Do they have lipid foraging needs? Lipids convert readily from carbs, for which nectar fills the bill nicely.
See here:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3075550/pdf/nihms253795.pdf
Key insight: "The conversion of carbohydrates, a major component of the insect diet, to lipid in the fat
body is well documented (17,27,64,66,131). The capacity of the fat body for lipogenesis
from glucose is much higher than that for glycogen synthesis, which explains the higher
content of lipid compared to glycogen in the insect fat body."
S
Skillman, NJ
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