Can Honey Bees Plan Their Daily Routine?

摘要

In order to compete for pollinating insects, flowering plants have developed an enormous array of shapes, colours and aromas that are intended to be as enticing as possible for their insect guests. Bees learn extremely quickly how to use these features to differentiate between the flowers. Furthermore, the flowers exhibit yet another feature that helps them avoid clashes in their effort to attract pollinators and which the bees learn as well.