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I don't know that 'need to' is correct. They just do because they have a different eye structure and different sensors. I could ask why our way of seeing flowers is any better than theirs -- it's just different.
Their ability to see plane-polarised light does allow them to navigate by the sun even when it is hidden behind clouds.
What else can I help you with?
Can honey bees pollinate plants other than flowers?
Yes, honey bees can pollinate plants other than flowers. For example, in California, honey bees are absolutely essential to pollinate the almond trees.
Howbettter can bees see than humans?
Bees can see higher frequencies of electromagnetic waves than humans can. Bees see flowers in different colors then we do. Bees see color about triple the speed as humans do.
Why does nectar from flowers attract bees?
New evidence shows that bees see the world in a higher-frequency prism of light than humans & the flowers seem to "light up" as if under a black light for them. If you could see what they see, you would understand their excitability around the flowers & their ability to move directly toward the flowers from a great distance.
What other than pollen do bees collect from flowers?
Bees collect pollen and nectar from open flowers, and they also collect propolis -- a resinous substance -- from buds, particularly tree buds.
Is a honey bee and flower parasitism?
No, honey bees and flowers have a mutualistic relationship rather than a parasitic one. Honey bees collect nectar and pollen from flowers for food, while simultaneously aiding in the pollination process, which helps flowers reproduce. This interaction benefits both parties, as bees gain nourishment and flowers enhance their chances of successful reproduction.
Why do bees seldom rest on grass flowers?
Bees seldom rest on grass flowers because these flowers typically lack the nectar and pollen that bees seek for nourishment. Grass flowers are often wind-pollinated, relying on air currents rather than insects for pollination, which makes them less attractive to bees. Additionally, the structure of grass flowers is not conducive to bee foraging, as they are usually small and inconspicuous compared to more colorful, nectar-rich flowering plants.
How do bees see a yellow flower?
Bees perceive colors differently than humans; they can see ultraviolet light, which is invisible to us. A yellow flower appears more vibrant to bees because they can detect the ultraviolet patterns that many flowers have, which help guide them to nectar. To bees, a yellow flower likely appears as a combination of yellow and ultraviolet, making it stand out more in their environment. This enhanced color vision aids in their foraging and pollination activities.
Why do flowers have colors?
Flowers have colors to attract pollinators like bees and butterflies for the purpose of reproduction. The bright colors and patterns of flowers help them stand out and be easily noticed by pollinators, aiding in the transfer of pollen between flowers.
Why he thought that bees could distinguish one kind of flowers from another?
Bees will try to stay on the same type of flowers when foraging for nectar and pollen. This is very much to the flowers' advantage because it ensures correct pollination. Bees can tell the difference between flowers both by smell and sight. Using their antennae, bees have a very sensitive sense of smell: very many times more sensitive than our own. They also have good colour vision, but where we see colours from red to blue/violet, bees see colours from orange/yellow to ultra violet.
Why do more bees visit flowers when its sunny?
Honey bees are more active in warm weather and hardly ever fly if the temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius.
How does the use of herbicides on farm affect the honey production of a local bee keeper?
Herbicides are often used to kill plants other than those being grown by the farmer. This includes the wild flowers growing in the field margins where there are no crops anyway. As a result there are far fewer flowers for the bees to forage.It goes against intuition, but it is a fact that bees kept in a city generally do far better and make more honey than bees kept in rural locations because city bees have access to parks and people's gardens with their wide range of flowers, wheras rural bees are now faced with agricultural monocrops and far fewer wild flowers.
How will urbanization affect a bee?
As long as people have gardens with flowers, bees should do quite well. Bees kept in cities often do better than bees kept in the countryside. Additionally, cities often have a microclimate where temperatures are a degree or so above the surrounding countryside, which means flowers open earlier, to the advantage of the bee.
