The same, but different: pollen foraging in honeybee and bumblebee colonies

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Pollen nutrients better explain bumblebee colony development than pollen diversity (2017, background): “Worker honeybees forage on pollen from various resources but each worker individually specialises usually in one pollen resource (e.g. Leonhardt & Bl€uthgen, 2012), making a monofloral pollen load.”
Flower-strip agri-environment schemes provide diverse and valuable summer flower resources for pollinating insects (2018, background): “Some insects, especially Bombus, can develop flower fidelity based on the resources quality (Leonhardt and Blüthgen 2012; Ruedenauer et al.”
Pollen and nectar quality drive the major and minor floral choices of bumble bees (2014, background): “This non-essential amino acid has been reported in high proportions in pollen collected by honey bees and bumble bees (Leonhardt and Blüthgen 2012), which is not surprising, as this component is involved in bee flight (Carter et al.”
Pollination reservoirs for wild bee habitat enhancement in cropping systems: a review (2017, background): “For example, honey bee pollen-foraging decisions are based upon pollen quantity, whereas bumble bees focus on pollen quality (Leonhardt and Blüthgen 2012).”