Like Fruit? Thank a Bee!

You might enjoy a delicious peach or slice of watermelon this summer, and it’s largely in thanks to our pollinating friends: the BEES!

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SOURCES:
http://www.life.illinois.edu/entomology/pollinators/docs/Pollination%20Activity%20Book.pdf

Pollination and Fertilization of Plants


http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/main/national/plantsanimals/pollinate/
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/What_is_Pollination/
http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/

IMAGES:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AItalienische_S%C3%BC%C3%9Fkirschen.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AStrawberries_A.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3ALily_Lilium_’Citronella’_Flower.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AAmaryllis_pistils.jpg

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