Around the world, bees are the world's champion pollinators carrying and delivering more pollen grains to and from flowering plants than any other group of animals. Bees fit just right into flowers and have the know-how to find the nectar and carry away large amounts of pollen. The pollination of flowers is a lucky accident that happens when bees and other animals accidentally brush against the stgmas leaving pollen grains behind that will send down pollen tubes fertilizing the ovules that will become the seeds in your bright red apple, orange or other fruits.
Bees have just the right tools for the job at hand.
Steve has called bees living Swiss Army Knives because they have tools on their legs and mouthparts to help them collect floral rewards. Their hind legs are fuzzy with branched hairs to help hold and transport the pollen back to their nests. Some bees even have specialized pollen combs and baskets on their hind legs to help carry pollen more efficiently. Most bees are extremely hairy and makes them super pollinators. Other insects, like butterflies, are less hairy and sit atop flowers on long legs without always contacting the reproductive parts.