Busy Bees and Blooming Plants

Lexile: 590 | Grade: 3

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Bees are more than just tiny insects that buzz around flowers. They play an important role in helping plants grow, make fruit, and produce seeds. Bees are pollinators. That means they help move pollen from one flower to another.

When a bee lands on a flower, its body picks up little bits of yellow dust called pollen. As the bee flies to the next flower, some of the pollen rubs off. This helps the flower make seeds. Without pollination, many plants would not grow the fruits and vegetables we eat.

Bees don’t mean to be helpful—they are just looking for food. Bees drink sweet nectar from flowers. While doing that, they accidentally collect and spread pollen.

Farmers love bees because they help crops like apples, tomatoes, and almonds grow. In fact, some farmers bring bee hives to their fields just during blooming season!

So next time you see a bee buzzing nearby, remember: it’s not just working for itself—it’s helping plants and people too.