Other pollinators | BEE-4D

Bees aren’t the only type of pollinating insect, but they are definitely the most effective. Other insects generally only visit enough flowers to feed themselves, so they only pollinate a few flowers. Bees have to visit many flowers to collect enough pollen to stock their nests, so they pollinate lots of flowers.

And it’s not just insects which can pollinate flowers – some birds, mammals and reptiles can be pollinators too! There are 14 pollinating animals hidden in the pollination word search below. How quickly can you find them all?

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