Honeybees work very hard and may live only a few weeks. Many overwinter in the hive though. Solitary bees form a colony during the season but only the queen overwinters. The rest die in the fall. Butterflies live entirely on a flower diet, drinking the nectar provided to them.
Flies are often pollinators of simple, bowl or cluster blossoms.
Ants are considered the scoundrels of the floral drama. They love pollen and nectar, but are not good pollinators. Many plants have protective devices, like closed throats or sticky hairs, that are designed to keep these robbers out. Hiding nectar in tubes and closed blossoms has many advantages. If it is hard to get at, only good pollinators can find it.