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UC Davis Professor Stacey Harmer: Why It's Better for Sunflowers to Face East
Have you ever noticed that sunflowers facing east attract more bees? An 11-member team of researchers led by UC Davis scientists reveals insight on "how and why" in a newly published article in the journal New Phytologist. The title, "Flower Orientation Influences Floral Temperature,...
A honey bee heading toward an east-facing sunflower in Vacaville, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)