Pollination & Pollinator Decline

“If your child saw a news story about bees dying out, could they explain what that would actually mean for the food in your kitchen — which foods would be affected and why?”

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• ⬜Explains why many food crops depend on insect pollination to produce fruit and seeds
• ⬜Names examples of crops that require insect pollination (e.g. apples, almonds, oilseed rape)
• ⬜Discusses the potential impact of bee population decline on food production
• ⬜Connects to plant reproduction — flowers are adapted to attract specific pollinators