... will not influence their initial foraging preferences at food sources. We predicted that pollen composition may be evaluated in a delayed manner within the nest, for example, through the effects that the pollen causes on the colony according to its suitability after being used by in-hive bees. To address whether...

.... Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd 2021 Summary: Pollen foragers were prone to recruiting bees with a tendency to collect pollen, whereas nectar foragers more frequently recruited bees that preferred sucrose solutions. Foraging preferences Apis mellifera Task specialisation Task...