Table 3.
Amount Consumed Per Day (mg/mg body mass)* |
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Taxon | Caste | Sucrose/Nectar | Pollen |
honey bee | worker | 0.32–5.0 | 0–0.12 |
bumble bee | worker | 0.40–2.2 | 0.11–0.16 |
bumble bee | queen | 0.30–2.4 | 0.067–0.11 |
Values were calculated using consumption values from Table 2 and the median body mass for bumble bees (queens: 550 mg, workers: 184 mg) and mean body mass for honey bees (workers: 100 mg).