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Bees and Pollination
Bees gather nectar and pollen for the hive and spread some of the pollen from plant to plant.
The color and scent of flowers attract bees and other insects. Pollen, the powdery yellowish substance inside flower blossoms, contains male reproductive cells. When a bee lands on a flower, pollen sticks to the hairs on its body. When it flies to the next flower, the pollen sticks to that flower’s female cells. This joining of male and female cells is called fertilization.
