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The importance of animal pollinators and their relation to our fruit harvest
For our fruit harvest to be successful, the plants have to reproduce. That鈥檚 where pollen comes in. Stefan Gates explores the science of pollination, explaining how pollen contains the male reproductive parts of the plant and reveals the vital role that pollinators like bees and other insects play in our fruit harvest.
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