>> Are they not assisting the pollination by dislodging pollen from the male

>> flowers, some of which will then drift onto the female flowers?

>Maybe, but what they do is nothing compared to a nice strong wind. That is 
>to say, wind borne pollen (grasses, various trees) doesn't need bees to get

>the job done.


Maize pollen was frequently collected by foraging honey bees while it was
available: maize pollen comprised over 50% of the pollen collected
by bees, by volume, in 10 of 20 samples.


From Multiple Routes of Pesticide Exposure for Honey Bees
Living Near Agricultural Fields
Christian H. Krupke1, Greg J. Hunt, Brian D. Eitzer, Gladys Andino, Krispn
Given

Best regards,

G. De Roeck,
Belgium

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