“The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes!”
-Mark Nepo
Bees and Flowers!
DISCLAIMER: No Dirty B’s were harmed in this process!
I have so many questions about relationships?
Bees, like men, are pollinators, but while insects do it accidentally when feeding on flowers men are somewhat more erratic in their insemination process.
Pollen, like sperm, is essential for the reproduction of flowers and bees. Both are essential for the survival of mankind and there are different methods applied to do this efficiently.
Floral Constancy is what we women hope for and this is when a single pollinator chooses exclusively one type of flower. This is also known as ‘Flower fidelity’ and is hopefully an exclusive flora-pollinator relationship. The individual B shows preference for a specific floral ‘type’ and there lies some tension.
How many men do you know who leave their wives and then end up with a younger version of the same blossom?
Fixed Constance Pollinators tend to be attracted to the same patch and show some floral fidelity. They are sometimes tempted to forage in and around the same locality but it would take some irresistibly, potent, sweet honey to tempt them away from a sure thing.
The moral of the story is keep your nectar sweet and your bee will be buzzzin’!
MM The Celebrant 