Researchers from the University of Sussex analyzed 1,217 honeybees and gathered data on the…

Researchers from the University of Sussex analyzed 1,217 honeybees and gathered data on the nectar from 1,426 flowers to address the issue of bee extinction. Their study reveals that honeybees face significant challenges in finding food during late July and especially August, as the number of blooming flowers decreases while many insect species remain active. Published in the journal Functional Ecology, this research is the first to directly measure the annual changes in the energy expenditure of bees foraging for food versus the energy gained from nectar.