Honey bees, a highly important pollinator, have suffered a number of declines and population collapses in recent years. The growth of urban centers has contributed to a loss of foraging habitat and an introduction of new food sources. A recent study conducted across the rural-urban boundary of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA examined the feeding sources of urban and rural honey bees using δ13C measur ...[Read More]
Coffee break biogeosciences–Urban bees found to feed on flowers
The food source of urban bees was found to be city flowers rather than a man-made sugar source (Image credit: Lauren Nichols).