A hoverfly is often confused with a wasp or bee (more commonly a wasp) because of their similar yellow and black coloring. This mimicry in coloring has likely helped the hoverfly survive – a technique called Batesian mimicry where a harmless plant or animal (or in this case insect) mimics the look of a more [...]
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Making Naturally-Flavored Honey
I thought I’d share something interesting about honey. Bees harvest pollen from plants’ flowers and use it as one of the main ingredients for honey. Interestingly, the flavor of the honey depends upon the origin of the pollen. For example, pollen collected exclusively from flowers on strawberry plants will yield a honey with some strawberry [...]
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