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I mean, honey is pure carbs, so anything that produces so much excess of it can’t possibly be very efficient
by foobarian 4y ago
I mean, honey is pure carbs, so anything that produces so much excess of it can’t possibly be very efficient
- luxuryballs 4y agoI feel like it’s the opposite, the amount of energy packed into a single drop of honey makes it very efficient.
- bee_rider 4y agoThe energy taken by the bees and turned into honey is a cost from the flower’s point of view. I think you are looking at the efficiency of honey as a food, while the previous poster is looking at the efficiency of bees as pollinators?
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- luxuryballs 4y agoit’s even more efficient for the bees who effortlessly and by their very nature produce enough that an invader can eat and be satisfied and yet still leave them with plenty! a veritable honey pot
- hotpotamus 4y agoHoneybees are domesticated, and as usual humans tend to select for animals that produce more. Even so they'd need to produce enough to hold the hive over winter.