What are bees and flowers?

Bees and flowers are like best friends who work together to make sweet food for everyone.

Bees are little flying creatures that live in homes called hives. They have special bags on their legs called pollen baskets, where they carry tiny bits of pollen, which is like the seeds of a flower's meal. When bees fly from one flower to another, they collect this pollen and nectar, a sweet liquid that flowers make.

Flowers are colorful parts of plants that grow on stems and roots in the ground. They use their bright colors and sweet scents to say, "Come here, bee!" So when a bee lands on a flower to drink nectar, some pollen sticks to its body, like when you get cookie crumbs on your hands after eating.

When bees fly to another flower, they drop off the pollen that stuck to them. This helps the flower make seeds, which are like baby plants waiting to grow up. So bees help flowers have babies, and flowers give bees food, it’s a sweet deal for both!