Bees: tiny flower visitors
A bee searching for food can also help flowering plants make seeds.

Picture in words: 1. Find a flower: Many bees collect nectar for energy and pollen as food.
2. Pick up pollen: Pollen can cling to a bee’s body as it visits a flower.
3. Visit another: Some pollen reaches another flower’s stigma. This can help pollination.
4. Feed the young: Bees bring food to their young. Many bee species nest alone rather than in a hive.

One more wonder: Not all bees make honey or live in large colonies.
Watch bees from a respectful distance. Leave nests undisturbed.

Question: What can a bee carry between flowers?
Answer: Pollen

Sources:
USDA: pollinator trees — https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/plantmaterials/etpmctn12680.pdf

Reviewed 28 September 2026. Simplified educational illustration, not to scale.
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