Pollination is the mechanism by which pollen grains are transferred from the male part of a plant, known as the “stamen” in flowers, to the female part, identified as the “pistil”.
The insects that allow pollination (and the consequent formation of the fruit or seed) are called pollinating insects; bees, butterflies, bumblebees, etc. belong to this group. Bees, which visit up to 3,000 flowers a day each (225,000 flowers for each hive), contribute in a very important way to this process since, flying from flower to flower covered in pollen deposited on their bodies, they allow this exchange. They are the most important pollinators on the planet. Pollination by pollinating insects is an ecosystem service of great value, both from an economic and ecological point of view. Without the fundamental participation of pollinators, human survival would be at risk and the balance of terrestrial ecosystems would be compromised.