Why does a bee only visit one type of flower at a time? It seems such a waste of energy.
• Bees usually visit flowers for food in the form of nectar and pollen. At face value, bees’ fidelity to one type of flower at a time, or flower constancy, seems unintuitive. After all, a huge variety of different flower species exists in nature, so why would bees bother seeking out a particular species when a different one much closer might be just as good? In addition, bees might be expected to visit multiple flower species to maintain a healthy…
