Although the cartoons make it seem like honey ... The flowers get the pollen moved by the bees from flower to flower so that pollination occurs, and seeds can begin to grow. On warm, sunny days ...

Leafcutter bees use leaves to line nests and are active in Summer. A few species in this diverse group are managed for crop pollination Upper left shows a blue orchard bee (a "BOB") on a "bee condo".

They are more like livestock, raised by farmers for honey and bee products production as well as commercial use as pollinators. Many crops have pollination as a yield limiting factor like it is ...

Despite the elaborate deception, bee orchids also engage in self-pollination, transferring pollen from the male to the female parts of the same plant. The late spider orchid however is pollinated ...

Despite the team’s improvements, the robotic insects still cannot match the capabilities of natural pollinators. However, the researchers aim to improve the robots’ flight time and precision to enable ...