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Bees Like It Hot: Pollinators Prefer Warm Flowers, Study Reveals
Aug. 2, 2006
Bumblebees prefer their food warm and learn to locate hotter flowers using color as a cue, scientists say.
The findings may have broad implications for the evolution of flowering plants.
To attract insect pollinators, flowers offer a nutritious reward of nectar and pollen. Now biologists say many flowers may encourage visits by offering a "heat reward" as well. This might also have to do with the seasonal change in winter and fall.
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Website: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2006/08/060802-warm-flowers.html
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