Did you ever hear about pollination? Here are some pollination facts. Pollination is important because flowers would not be able to produce fruit or even seeds unless they are pollinated. First, a pollinator like a bee gets attracted to the nectar inside the flower, so the bee goes to the flower. Next, the bee drinks the nectar in the flower and while it's drinking the nectar, pollen gets stuck on the bee. Then the bee goes to a new flower. While it’s drinking some more nectar out of the new flower, pollen gets on this flower. After that, the pollen goes down the style which is a long tube. The pollen then reaches the eggs. They are called ovules. Did you know that there are two types of pollination? It’s true! The two types of pollination are cross-pollination and self-pollination. Cross-pollination is the most common and occurs when the pollen goes from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of another flower. Self -pollination takes place when pollen is transferred from the stamen of one flower to the pistil of the same flower or plant. Other ways pollination happens is wind-blown pollen is normally dry and dust-like. Wind-pollinated plants are often more plain looking with feathery-looking flowers. Many trees and grasses rely on wind for pollination too. Pollination can occur by other means for example,water can carry pollen from one plant to another. This often takes place with pond plants. Even people transfer pollen as they handle flowers in the garden flowers in the garden. We hope you learned a lot about pollination!