24thMay 2022
Nectar in flowers – what’s in it?
Many plants entice flower visitors with an irresistible reward: nectar. This article in Scottish Pollinators (19 May 2022), ‘A bitter-sweet medication’ explores the complex chemistry of nectar, and how these chemicals can help or hinder plant eaters and pollinators.
7thDecember 2021
Nectar – a sweet and addictive drug
This post in Scottish Pollinators (2 December 2021) explores how plants can manipulate pollinating insects through the composition of their nectar, with a little Greek mythology thrown in too.