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Does the smell of apples attract bees?
No, bees aren't attracted to fruit in the way wasps are. That is why wasp traps are best baited with fruit or fruit jam, then they don't catch bees.
Do bees fertilize your fruit?
Bees typically do not sting fruit, but they will feed on decaying fruit. Wasps are also attracted to fruit that is decaying due to the sugars in the fruit.
What do bees spread on fruit?
pollen
What is special about the bee?
About 70% of food has to be pollinated by bees - not bees, no fruit or vegetables.
Are the honey bees real?
Of course honey bees are real! The honey has to be preduced somehow!
Why do formers breed bees in their fruit orchards?
Bees are used to pollinate the trees. As they fly from flower to flower, from tree to tree, pollen attached to the bees is transferred between trees which pollinates them, allowing them to produce fruit.
Is honeydew veg or fruit?
Neither. It is made by bees and is not a plant. However, the nectar and pollen the bees get to create the honey can come from flowers of either plants that make fruit or plants that don't or both.
How are bees helpful in nature?
By pollinating flowers, fruit and vegetables.
Do bees pollinate orange trees?
Yes. Bees pollinate most flowers and trees. One of a bees favorite places is a orchard where fruit trees are everywhere.
Did bees come to America on ship ments of fruit?
No, the first honey bees were brought to the Americas by the early European settlers.
Why are hoey bees important if you want to keep growing plants?
Honey bees pollinate plants. If you were a fruit farmer, you might have to depend on honey bees brought to you by a bee farmer to pollinate your crop. There aren't enough bees or other insects in a given area to pollinate all of a fruit farmers crop without importing honey bees from another area.
Why do Apple farmers purchase bees?
Apple farmers need bees to pollinate their apple trees. Where bees have been eradicated by pesticides, more bees, or hand pollination, are necessary for the trees to bear fruit.
