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Honeybees fumble their way to blueberry pollination

But the berry pollen doesn’t end up in the insects’ hives

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COME HERE YOU  Blueberry flowers don’t make it easy for bees to reach the plants’ pollen.

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By Susan Milius

- More than 2 years ago

DENVER — Honeybees may be the world’s most famous pollinator, but a new study shows that blueberry blooms reduce the insects to improvisational klutzes.