# Caffeine' effect on Bees

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839>\
**Category:** General Bee Chat\
**Created:** [March 20, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839 "2016-03-20T23:28:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![adagna](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/adagna/32/31728_2.png) [@adagna](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/adagna)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839/1 "2016-03-20T23:28:31Z")

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I thought this was very interesting. I never realized how many plants included caffeine in their nectar. This article purports that it is up to 40% of plants  
[http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/15/how-plants-manipulate-bees-with-caffeine/](http://phenomena.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/15/how-plants-manipulate-bees-with-caffeine/)

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**Author:** ![Valli](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/valli/32/159_2.png) [@Valli](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Valli)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839/2 "2016-03-21T00:38:17Z")

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Yes I read that one - You might say they get a Buzz out of it 🐝 🍯

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**Author:** ![busso](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/busso/32/16301_2.png) [@busso](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/busso)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839/3 "2016-03-21T03:48:30Z")

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> [@adagna](#):
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> The insects fall for the sweet, sweet rush of caffeine, even at the expense of finding the best food.

The humans fall for the sweet, sweet rush of caffeine, even at the expense of finding the best food. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 3:50am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839/4 "2016-03-21T03:50:42Z")

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> [@busso](#):
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> The humans fall for the sweet, sweet rush of caffeine,

Not this human… makes me jittery and throw-uppey. I guess I am pretty amped already, don’t need any help. 😄

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**Author:** ![jape](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/db5fbb/32.png) [@jape](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/jape)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2016, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/caffeine-effect-on-bees/5839/5 "2016-03-21T04:44:28Z")

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