Busy Bees
- Episode aired Sep 1, 2018
Bees, unlike wasps, seek pollen. While a bee is collecting pollen from a plant's anther, it is depositing previously-gathered pollen on the plant's stigma. One honeybee can pollinate 1,000 f... Read allBees, unlike wasps, seek pollen. While a bee is collecting pollen from a plant's anther, it is depositing previously-gathered pollen on the plant's stigma. One honeybee can pollinate 1,000 flowers a day. 90% of a honeybee colony is female.Bees, unlike wasps, seek pollen. While a bee is collecting pollen from a plant's anther, it is depositing previously-gathered pollen on the plant's stigma. One honeybee can pollinate 1,000 flowers a day. 90% of a honeybee colony is female.