Nectar – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com Tue, 11 May 2021 19:19:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i2.wp.com/www.keepingbackyardbees.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Nectar – Keeping Backyard Bees https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com 32 32 The Role of Nectar, Honey and Pollen in the Hive https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-role-of-nectar-honey-and-pollen-in-the-hive/ https://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/the-role-of-nectar-honey-and-pollen-in-the-hive/#comments Fri, 16 Jun 2017 02:30:45 +0000 http://www.keepingbackyardbees.com/?p=3472 Story and photos by Jennifer Sartell An adult bee’s diet is primarily made up of three types of food. Honey, Nectar and Pollen. In this post, we will discover how each of these food groups provide essential nutrient to a bee. Nectar Where does nectar come from? Nectar actually begins in the leaves of plants. […]

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