Summary
A solitary sand bee digs a burrow and packs it with pollen to feed its young. Deep Look shows how this beach-dwelling bee gathers pollen flower by flower -- pollinating plants as it stocks its sandy nursery.
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Discussion questions
Talk about it
As a sand bee visits flowers to collect pollen for its babies, it moves pollen between blooms. The plant gets pollinated and the bee gets food -- a partnership that helps both.
- What does the sand bee collect from flowers, and why?
- How does the bee help the plants while gathering food?
- Why do plants and pollinators need each other?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: pollen, pollinate, burrow, nectar.
Try it: Dab flour on a cotton swab and touch two paper flowers. Write how a bee moves pollen the same way.