Heather pollen is not necessarily a healthy diet for bumble bees
C. Tourbez, I. Semay, A. Michel, D. Michez, P. Gerbaux, A. Gekiere, M. Vanderplanck
This study assesses the impact of heather pollen and its flavonoids on bumble bees, finding they reduce pollen collection and offspring production but do not provide medicinal benefits against a trypanosomatid parasite.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2023Ecology