Nectar? And other Phal questions

[cythaenopsis]

On one of my phalaenopsis plants, I noticed a glistening globule on a couple of buds. I thought maybe it was water that collected from misting, but then I realized I hadn't misted the plant in a while. Touching it revealed it to be sticky, like a kind of nectar.

Is this normal? This plant didn't have this effect the last time it bloomed.

Also... the plant has a nice cluster of buds this time around, looking to be about 10 or so (one or two really small ones might not progress and stay as "mittens"). However, one of them is turning a brighter red than the deep purple/maroon of the others, and there's a slight sign of shriveling on it. Darn it. I remember my other Phal lost a couple of buds a few weeks after I first brought it home, but this is a phal that has been in my home for over a year. The bud isn't huge, but at 5mm x 3mm, it's not the smallest either. All the others look perfectly healthy.

Is it true that sometimes a phal will produce a lot of buds and then decide to starve a couple of them, to provide more nutrients to the other buds? Kind of like overestimating anticipated growth and then cutting back? Or, did I not water the plant thoroughly enough?

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