What do bees do with the pollen of the Flowers after they take it?

Pollen foraging insects use it for food. Both bees and beetles consume large quantities of pollen as their protein source. The plants actively seeking these pollination partners signal the presence of pollen by vision and scent cues. Bright yellow food guides (marks on the petals) and showy stamens advertise pollen as a food source. Pollen also has a scent separate from the rest of the flower so the insect is guided to plants offering pollen as a reward for pollination.


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Bees pack the pollen into cakes in little leg pockets to transport to the hive. Once bees return to the hive they make royal jelly out of some of the pollen while some is stored directly in wax cells as bee bread (pollen cakes mixed with honey as preservative).


http://www.betterbee.com/resources/gloss鈥?/a>What do bees do with the pollen of the Flowers after they take it?
The bees mix the pollen grains with a sticky substance that is secreted from their stomachs, which allows the pollen to adhere to their rear legs in ';pollen baskets'; in order to safely transport it to their hives.