Table 1.
The artificial flower variants, and additionally the experimental test groups, used in experiments
| Artificial flower | Number of bees | Floral patterns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain control | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | No colour or heating |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | No colour or heating | ||
| Panels control | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Control panel; No heating |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | Control panel; No heating | ||
| Unimodal pink | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Pink panel; No heating |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | Control panel; No heating | ||
| Unimodal blue | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Blue panel; No heating |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | Control panel; No heating | ||
| Unimodal warm | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Warm thermal pattern; No colour |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | No colour or heating | ||
| Unimodal hot | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Hot thermal pattern; No colour |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | No colour or heating | ||
| Multimodal pink | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Pink panel; Warm thermal pattern |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | Control panel; No heating | ||
| Multimodal blue | 12 | Rewarding feeder: | Blue panel; Warm thermal pattern |
| Nonrewarding feeders: | Control panel; No thermal heating | ||
Each flower type is listed and the signals associated with rewarding and nonrewarding feeders are given. Additionally, the number of bees presented with each artificial flower variant during the test phase, alternatively the number in each test group, are given