A Foraging Bee Can Carry Up to a Third of its Body Weight in Pollen

Science Behind Bee Pollen

Have you seen these cute pollen bellies before? Some of you may have seen bees with full pollen load on their hind legs before, which are also known as pollen pants. For a while I thought that's how all bees collect pollen, until I spotted one leaf-cutter bee in my garden with bright yellow pollen on her underbelly. 😍 Some bees like mason bees and leaf-cutter bees have dense, branched hairs on the underside of their abdomens, known as scopa. When the bee lands on a flower, it brushes against th