These Bees Hustle to Put Food on the Table | KQED
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Honeybees are essential pollinators, equipped with specialized body features that allow them to collect pollen efficiently. Their hairy bodies trap pollen, which they transport in corbiculae on their legs. As bees gather pollen, they also craft bee bread by mixing it with a bit of honey, which serves as a vital protein source for both adult bees and developing larvae in the hive. This process showcases the remarkable adaptations of honeybees that facilitate their role in plant reproduction and hive nutrition.
Honeybees play a crucial role in pollination, with their specialized hairy bodies enabling them to gather pollen while also preparing bee bread for protein.
The process of collecting pollen involves meticulous movements as bees use their legs to pack and transfer pollen, which eventually becomes bee bread, not honey.
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