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A single bee can carry up to 20 milligrams of pollen on its hind legs. This amount can vary depending on the species of bee and the size of its pollen baskets.
A honeybee can typically carry up to around 30% of its body weight in pollen back to the hive. This translates to roughly 15-20 milligrams of pollen per foraging trip.
The bee sees pollen with its eyes. It carries pollen because the pollen stick to the hind legs!
Bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, bats, and some types of beetles are examples of animals that carry pollen from one plant to another through their movements. This process is called pollination and is essential for the reproduction of many plant species.
Pollen travels through the plants ovaries up to the stamen waiting for a bee to release pollen around.***
Females, males are only meant to mate with the queen.