Bees use the pollen from flowers as food.
When they land on flowers to collect pollen, they spread pollen from one flower to another. Many plants cannot grow unless they are cross-pollinated by insects such as bees. Because bees cross-pollinate so many fruit and vegetable plants, they play a vital role in food production all over the world. Materials Procedures Adaptations Discussion Questions Extensions Evaluation Suggested Readings Links Vocabulary Academic Standards Credit Printable version of the lesson plan in rich text format. Use our Teaching Tools to create custom worksheets, puzzles and quizzes about this topic.