Annual flowers are more popular with bees than scientists realized

Flowers that bloom for only one year are thought of as a 'pollinator desert,' but new research published today in the Journal of Economic Entomology suggests some annuals might be more popular among pollinators than scientists realized.

Annual flowers are more popular with bees than scientists realized
A predominantly black bee holds a bubble of water in its mouth. It is sitting on a pink flower petal.

Flowers that bloom for only one year are thought of as a 'pollinator desert,' but new research published today in the Journal of Economic Entomology suggests some annuals might be more popular among pollinators than scientists realized.