Bees Starting to Eat Nectar

Pollination is the primary interaction between sunflowers and bees, forming the foundation of their symbiotic relationship. Sunflowers rely on bees for reproduction, while bees depend on sunflowers for nectar and pollen as a vital food source.

Here are images of bees starting to eat pollen.

Bee Starting to Eat Nectar

Bees Busy Eating Nectar

Pollen Dust on a Sunflower

The pollen can belong to the original plant or may come from another sunflower. Self-pollination is a mechanism that this flower uses to stay alive. … Seeds created by self-pollination will only produce flowers that look like the original plant, so no hybridization will have occurred.

 

Pollen Dust