2006-08-13 21:46:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
A bee's favourite colour is a colour that we humans can't even see. It has been termed "bee's purple" and is a colour formed by a blend blend of ultraviolet and yellow. Since human eyes can't see ultraviolet we can't see bee's purple but we can detect it using special cameras. We can even produce bee's purple coloured paints that look yellow to us but drive bees wild.
2006-08-13 21:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I saw an article recently posted on Yahoo regarding this. They are attracted to warmth. This was demonstrated by artificially warming plants of a colour they would normally be less attracted to. This would appear to back up some of the other answers regarding UV and infra red. It's a while since I did physics but I think the IR part of the spectrum produces the heat. Why do you ask this question? I'm speculating now but I would suppose warmer plants generate more nectar.
2006-08-14 06:22:10 · answer #2 · answered by charlie r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isn't it the Ultra Violet rays they give off rather than colour that attracts the bees
2006-08-13 21:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by angelcake 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow
2006-08-13 21:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flower colour
2006-08-13 21:52:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A bee cant "see" colour - it is attracted by the smell / scent !
2006-08-13 21:54:29 · answer #6 · answered by GuessWho 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bee is more attracted to red
2006-08-13 21:51:39 · answer #7 · answered by delta9 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if they can see colours, they might use their sense of smell instead. If they had a favourite it would probably be Yellow.
2006-08-13 22:25:26 · answer #8 · answered by Queen Victoria of Port 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Certain flowers have certain stripes and patterns that bee's and other pollinators can see..that glow ultravioletly..the bigger and bolder the ultraviolet signal the more pollinators visit it!
2006-08-13 22:18:41 · answer #9 · answered by tee_hee_ssh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yellow, and by the way, red agitates the chit outta them!
2006-08-13 21:50:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋