Question

Why are beehives kept in a crop field during the flowering period? Name any two crop fields where this is practiced.

Answer 1

Hint: Pollination is a process in which the pollen grains are being transferred to the stigma of the flower. In this process, various pollinating agents are required by the plant to carry out pollination efficiently. Some of the pollinating agents are air, water, insects, and animals.

Complete answer:
Pollination is the way to reproduce sexually. In this process seeds and formation of fruit takes place as the end product result. When the anther of the flower is located away from the stigma of the flower then various means of pollination are used. One of the most efficient ways is pollination using insects. Bees are commonly used in the crop fields to efficiently carry out pollination. The farmers usually establish a beehive during the flowering season. The bees then in search of food suck the nectar of the flower present in the crop field and brush their bodies in such a way that they collect pollen grains on their body. When they land on the other flower, they deposit the pollen grain onto the stigma of the flower. Hence, completing the pollination efficiently. The bees get benefitted as they get food in exchange for transferring the pollen grains. The crop field where this is practiced is apple and blueberries.

Note: The other pollinating agents which are used for pollination are air and water. Plants that use air pollination have pollen grains which are usually very lightweight and have structures that help them in traveling large distances. And the plants that use water as the agent of pollination have special pollen grains which have a coating that help them to stay on the surface of the water.