Bumblebees are capable of buzz-pollination — a special technique that releases pollen for over 20,000 species of plant around the world 🌍 This includes garden favourites, wildflowers and crops like apples, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, blueberries, courgettes, kiwis, aubergines — the list goes on (and on) 🍓🌺 This makes bumblebees one of the most important pollinators, both ecologically and economically, as they play a massive part in our food security. Without their vital #FreeBee service,

It's turbo time for these little bumblebees ⏩🐝 🔊 What is this drill-like buzzing? This is the sound of a pollinator superpower that no other insect in the UK has: it is called buzz pollination. Bumblebees vibrate their flight muscles to release pollen that is difficult to reach – and can’t be reached by most insects. 🛡️ Why do some plants make their pollen difficult to reach? Plants produce pollen to fertilise flowers and create seeds to make new plants. This requires A LOT of energy. Some pl

Listen carefully! Among these humming bumblebees, you can hear a short, drill-like buzzing – what is this sound? 🐝🎶 🔊 What you are hearing is a technique called buzz pollination. Pollen is sometimes hard to reach or held tightly by a plant. When this happens, bumblebees vibrate their flight muscles to release the pollen grains. 🧹 Now successfully covered in pollen, a bumblebee will brush most of the grains from her fur into the pollen baskets on her hind legs. 🌻 The pollen not collected by