Pollination

The transfer of pollen from a flower's male structures to a female structure, either on the same plant or another, allowing fertilization and seed production. Most flowering plant species rely on an animal to carry pollen rather than wind alone, and the plant's flower shape, scent and reward are typically adapted to the specific pollinator it depends on most. The honey bee is the world's most economically significant managed pollinator, visiting a single flower type repeatedly on one foraging trip and, in doing so, moving pollen efficiently between flowers of the same species, a behavior called flower constancy; butterflies including the monarch also carry pollen between flowers as they feed on nectar, though less efficiently than bees because their smoother bodies collect less pollen.