MEXICO: Previous studies have suggested that caffeine produced by plants could be beneficial for bee memories. But new research suggests drugged bees may just be exploited bees.
Coffee and cocoa aren’t the only plants that produce caffeine. Some flowers contain the drug in their pollen, and while some researchers have suggested that caffeine might be beneficial to bees, new research adds doubt.
Past research has indicated that caffeine improves bee memory, not only allowing them to find the most optimal plants for pollination, but also enabling them to remember their routes so that they can better remember their way to the correct flower each time.
That’s good news for the worldwide collapse in the honeybee population, also known as colony collapse disorder, which the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) reports has affected 42 percent of bee colonies in the United States in 2015 alone. The NRDC points to pesticide use as a major culprit.
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