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Many plants coevolve with a pollinator. Bumblebees and the flowers they pollinate have coevolved so that both have become dependent on each other for survival. Some flowers have coevolved with hummingbirds that pick up pollen when they fly inside the blossom to get nectar.
Bees, birds, and many other animals can pollinate plants
Bees, birds, and many other animals can pollinate plants
The Miami Rose is normally pollinated by bees or other insects. It is a common day blooming tropical water lily. If you want to pollinate the flower yourself simply use a swab, if there are other water lilies nearby the plant may be contaminated by the other species and cross pollinate which will give you seeds of a new plant. Visit water garden blogs to see how to correctly pollinate plants to prevent cross pollination. You can also divide the water lilies tuber or invest in tissue cultures which will give you the correct species.
to study how different species are related to each other
Flies and all other insects that fly from flower to flower will help to pollinate.
Yes, honey bees can pollinate plants other than flowers. For example, in California, honey bees are absolutely essential to pollinate the almond trees.
Yes you can. But they may cross pollinate
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Im pretty sure its the bees that help sunflowers pollinate like all other flowers
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Hummingbirds pollinate canna in North America. In other areas, sunbirds or bees pollinate canna.