Honey bee on rhus plant (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Honey bee on rhus plant

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Researchers found that honey bees remove about 80 percent of pollen during the first day that a flower opens.

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Keng-Lou James Hung

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Must be used in conjunction with Insect Conservation and Diversity paper on honey bee pollen consumption.

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