When bees find a good source of nectar they tell other foragers how to find it by doing a waggle dance.
Some plants lace their nectar with a dose of caffeine which causes the bees to dance more enthusiastically and recruit even more foragers.
I liked the idea of a couple of boring drones leaning against the bar watching the girls dancing around a little too enthusiastically after having a few too many espressos.
Caffeinated Forage Tricks Honeybees into Increasing Foraging and Recruitment Behaviors
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Follow the link Caffeine affects bee, huh who knew Thanks Bee-nuts
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