San Juan Record | 1947-09-04 | Page 6 | Bees Don't See Red - Even When They Sting

bees dont see red even when they sting bees can see most colors but are color blind to red for that rea reason s on flowers dependent upon bees for pollination are seldom red poppies are an exception to this rule however due to their peculiar construction for poppies not only reflect the red rays which humans see but in addition a large percentage of the ultra vi vio let rays beyond our vision it is is these ultraviolet ultra violet rays which attract the bees and not the red