{"id":8231,"date":"2021-02-21T01:42:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-21T01:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8231"},"modified":"2021-02-21T02:14:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-21T02:14:13","slug":"honey-bees-and-coevolution","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/honey-bees-and-coevolution\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey bees and coevolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8231\" class=\"elementor elementor-8231\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d19f4ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d19f4ad\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d23bebb\" data-id=\"d23bebb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4facf6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4facf6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c9a51f\" data-id=\"9c9a51f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1afc8a6 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1afc8a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Pollination<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ba67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"bd6ba67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-pollination-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8233 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/introduction-to-pollination\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Introduction to pollination<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8235 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/parts-of-the-pollinating-flower\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Parts of the pollinating flower<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8238 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-pollination\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is pollination?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8239 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/self-pollination-and-cross-pollination\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Self-pollination and cross-pollination<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8243 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/pollination-vectors\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Pollination vectors<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8244 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/importance-of-pollination-and-pollinators\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Importance of pollination and pollinators<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8245 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/threats-to-pollinators\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Threats to pollinators<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8247 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/honey-bees-and-coevolution\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Honey bees and coevolution<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee388f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"dee388f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54393a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"54393a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f94fbc\" data-id=\"6f94fbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3677f01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3677f01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Honey Bees and Coevolution<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441fb23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"441fb23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">The big deal about honey bees is that they have some cool things about how they have evolved together with other flowering plants.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">First, let us consider this important word: <b><i>Coevolution<\/i><\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">It is the process by which two organisms that depend on each other evolve structures and behaviors over time to help them benefit from each other. As in the case of the honey bee and a plant called Brassica, these two living things have been great friends for ages. The honey bee enjoys nectar and pollen grains from the flower, and the flower gets pollinated in the process.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">When a bee sees a flower-rich in nectar and pollen, it can bookmark it. It can clearly remember the flower&#8217;s shape, color, and smell. Therefore it can easily detect all the flowers of that species around. It will move from flower to flower and eat as much nectar as possible. <i><b>A colony of bees will collect as much as 44 to 110 pounds of pollen in a season.<\/b><\/i><\/p><p class=\"p1\">Honey bees can see the blue, ultraviolet, and yellow light best. Many honeybee pollinating flowers have these colors. Some flowers even have special markings (only bees see this sign) that point the bees to the center of the flower where the nectar is.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Additionally, these flowers have a landing pad (the petal structure is perfectly arranged at the right place for the bee to perch on). Unlike hummingbirds who suck nectar even when they are in flight, bees need to stand to eat nectar.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Pollen from the brassica plant is very sticky and heavy, but the hairs on the body and legs of the honeybee make it perfectly adapted to collect pollen and brush the grains off into the basket.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_8291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8291\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8291\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bee-pollinator.jpg\" alt=\"Bee pollinator\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bee-pollinator.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/bee-pollinator-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bee pollinator<\/figcaption><\/figure><p class=\"p1\">You can tell that as bees are happily enjoying and collecting all the nectar and pollen grains from flower to flower, it is almost certain that these tiny pollen particles will surely be in contact with a waiting stigma, ready to be pollinated!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf40f57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf40f57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Source: 1. VEGETATIVE PROPAGATION TECHNIQUES. PERRENIAL CROP SUPPORT SERIES, JALALABAD, AFGHANISTAN. 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