CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE Bees as Bioindicators 4 CHAPTER TWO A Different World 14 CHAPTER THREE Living without Bees 24 CHAPTER FOUR Planning a Brighter Future 34 Fast Facts 42 Stop and Think 44 Glossary 46 Learn More 47 Index 48 About the Author 48
CHAPTER ONE BEES AS BIOINDICATORS A swarm of honeybees hovers over a hillside of flowering plants Blossoms extend out long skinny structures called stamens Tiny powder-like grains called pollen cling to the ends of the stamens The bees gather food from the flowers for their hive At each blossom pollen sticks to the bees hairy bodies The insects dart from flower to flower Pollen spreads among the plants Stamens stick out from flowers to help spread pollen 5
