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A bee's colour vision is not the same as ours. We see colours from red to blue violet, but a bee sees colours ranging from orange-yellow to ultra violet, so are blind to red. However, a red flower may not appear black to them because it may reflect ultra violet, which we can't see. Most flowers have patterns visible in ultra violet which help guide the bees to the nectar.

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