Guilfordbeekeepers.org

If the foraging bees are unable to find nectar, the entire hive will suffer for a lack of food -- as will the plants that depend on pollination to reproduce.

"And without efficient, effective pollination, there are going to be consequences for human health," says Newman.

http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/ ... 862215.htm

That's why I won't buy bus passes for my bees to use to go foraging!