Study finds bees prefer yellow over red flowers

Bee swarm lives in harmony with Trumbull County woman

WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) - A Trumbull County woman has had some visitors for the past three years that some may turn away, but she says the interlopers have grown on her and she's happy to host them. Rebecaan Norman lives on Perkinswood Boulevard SE. The big maple tree in her front yard gives off a lot of shade, but particularly this time of year, she shares it with honey bees. "If I remember correctly, three consecutive, but they have been in that h…

Study finds bees prefer yellow over red flowers

Experiments show bumblebees indeed prefer yellow to red flowers and were twice as likely to visit them.

Why bumblebees prefer yellow flowers to red, and why it matters for biodiversity

Some years ago, scientists examining wild plants in a western corner of the United States encountered a curiously colorful example of biodiversity.

Why Clumsy Bees Favor Yellow Over Red Flowers—and What It Means for

In a remarkable study that brings new insights into the interplay between floral traits and pollinator behavior, researchers at the John Innes Centre have revisited a puzzling case of biodiversity involving red Mimulus species, commonly known as monkeyflowers. Nestled in a western region of the United States, populations of Mimulus cardinalis and Mimulus verbenaceus exhibit a curious variation: alongside their typical red-flowered forms, rare ye…