bee pollination
Insect-assisted plant reproduction
Bee pollination is the transfer of pollen between flowers by bees, enabling plants to reproduce.
Bees are among the most important pollinators for agriculture and wild ecosystems.
The term appears in discussions of farming, ecology, and environmental concerns: Colony collapse disorder has threatened bee pollination worldwide.
- honey beeNectar-gathering hive insect
- bumble beeLarge hairy pollinating insect
- nectarFloral sugar water
- hiveBee dwelling structure
- flowersPlant reproductive structures
flower bed · honey · buzzing · wings · stamen · pistil · garden · blossoms · colony · queen bee · queen · worker · waggle · clover · orchard · sunflower · apple orchard · lavender
- pollinationbees, hummingbirds, bee, wasps, ants
- working animalsherding, gun dog, guarding, pulling, hunting dog
- ecosystem servicescarbon sequestration, water purification, climate regulation, air purification, water filtration
- melon farmingcantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon, muskmelon, melon patch
- mutualismcleaner fish
- plant reproductionflowering, blooming, germination, seeding, budding
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