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Nectar guide Markings on a flower that apparently serve to guide pollinators to the nectar. Some are visible to humans, but others are apparent to humans only through ultraviolet photography. Same as honey guide, a term not recommended because bees, not plants, produce honey. Nectar guides of a Bignoniaceae. Photo by S. A. Mori.
Nectar guide Markings on a flower that apparently serve to guide pollinators to the nectar source which is the reward they receive for visiting the flower. Some are visible to humans, but others are apparent to humans only through ultraviolet photography. Same as honey guide, a term not recommended because bees, not plants, produce honey. Flower and ovary summit of Lecythis retusa. Photo by N. P. Smith.