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DNA analysis of the sacs of wasp larval excrement show that worker wasps provide the larvae with a diet of 99% flies. In return the larvae feed a sweet juice to the workers. In the autumn, when the queen has stopped laying and the last larvae have pupated, the workers seek sweet juices...

The small print. in the documents with your results. mentions that there is a problem with distinguishing between the members of the Brassicaceae family.

You are right; meadowsweet should be missed out of calculations as it yields little or no nectar, but lots of its pollen is often found in honey.

I have explained everything that you are discussing and more, in great detail in my book, with illustrations, and how to determine the plant sources of your own honey. I wrote the book specially for beekeepers so that the analyses can be done safely at home. There is one thing you have to do...

Beeno, the bees you saw were collecting honeydew excreted by aphids sucking sap on the forget-me-not stems. Here are some stills from a video made

What the bees were after was honeydew. I have filmed aphids on forget-me-not stems and here are some stills from the video