nectar
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3.3
- noun
- /ˈnɛktər/
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néctar
- But combine it with the nectar from this flower, and suddenly it contains incredible healing properties.
- nectar from flowers
- collect nectar
- feed on nectar
Bees communicate about where to find the nectar.
- Bees communicate about where to find the nectar.
- So bees are nectar consuming pollinators?
- You know the adult butterfly, monarch butterfly, they need nectar.
- It might be to conserve a flower's scent, to protect their nectar, to keep pollen dry, or some other reason.
- But the cleverness of plants is such that some of them figured out that a really low dose of caffeine in their nectar would attract bees.
- Because I noticed sometimes when the bees first get into a hive, they will go for nectar to basically draw out, draw out some comb.
- Another thing that I want shown is that you can adequately see or somehow find out the state of the honey slash nectar in the frames.
- So the ones that some insects eat basically fats like seeds, which are sort of like nuts, and it's the ones that eat nectar.
- Help the Peony bud unwrap by licking from the sticky bulb a sweet nectar you can see dotting the flowers surface in little luminous gems?
- But it says that it's collected from bees whose primary forage source is nectar and pollen from Mesquite trees.
Examples
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Bumblebee workers run a double risk when collecting nectar from a flower.
Academic text (2003) -
Adult bees, having reached full size, need only nectar for survival.
Academic text (1990) -
It's so amazing watching all the birds go nuts over the the nectar producing flowers and little plants.
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More pollen, more flowers, more nectar, more honey for us.
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Is it the sweet nectar your crops crave?
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The key variable here is the presence or absence of rich, nectar-producing plants.
Academic text (1991) -
Worker bumblebees spend their days flying from flower to flower, collecting nectar and bringing it back to the hive.
Academic text (2000) -
The oldest honey bees leave the hive to forage for nectar, pollen, and water.
Academic text (2018) -
Honey begins when our valiant Pollen Jocks bring the nectar to the hive.
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Honey bees use their long tongues to collect nectar from vibrant flowers.
Compounds
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nectar also names the sweet liquid flowers make to attract bees and birds. So, flower nectar is the sugary food that draws insects and helps plants spread pollen.