Bees pollinate, and without pollination we cannot produce food. It's as simple as that.

蜜蜂还可以授粉，而如果没有授粉，我们就无法生产粮食。道理就是这么简单。

Other plants that bees pollinate might survive with other pollinators.

蜜蜂授粉的其他植物可能会和其他授粉媒介一起存活来。

That's an important early part of the pollination process.

这是授粉早期的一个重要部分。

The numbers of fly pollinators is down, as is the the number of visits by these fly pollinators.

授粉苍蝇的，“访”的授粉苍蝇也出现。

She describes a flower field as a sort of pollination marketplace.

她将花田描述为一个授粉市场。

Flies in general are the second most important group of pollinating insects.

苍蝇一般是第二重要的授粉昆虫。

After a peanut flower is pollinated, the flower wilts and curves down.

花生花授粉后，花会枯萎并弯曲。

The colonies are used to pollinate the nation's agriculture.

这些蜂群被用来为该州的农业授粉。

What is a characteristic feature of flowers pollinated by geckos?

壁虎授粉的花有什么特点？

It gives those plants a competitive advantage in the world of pollination.

这使得这些植物在授粉方面具有竞争优势。

For instance, with its pollen bee colonies can pollinate other plants and keep them reproducing.

例如，蜂群的花粉可以给其他植物授粉，帮助它们繁殖。

He was describing the important job that bees have: to pollinate plants in the wild and for food growers.

在野外为植物授粉，以及为粮食种植者授粉。

So imagine a world where that pollination process is not taking place.

我们不敢想象没有授粉的世界会是什么样子。

When you think of pollinators–what comes to mind?

当你想授粉时，你会想什么动物?

A large number of the crops we eat and rely on are pollinated by insects.

人类赖以为食的大庄稼都是由昆虫授粉的。

Blueberries and cherries rely on bees for up to 90% of their pollination.

蓝莓和樱桃 90% 的授粉都依赖蜜蜂。

And this is bound to present a challenge when it comes to sex, to pollination.

对这棵树来说，授粉繁殖就必然是一个挑战了。

But it's not just chocolate that's pollinated by midges.

不只是这些巧克力是由蠓授粉的。

On farm fields, for instance, different pollinators go to work at different times.

比如在农场，不同的昆虫在不同的时段帮助授粉。

Better yet, the bees also pollinate plants, and even produce honey.

更好的是，蜜蜂还可以给植物授粉，甚至产生蜂蜜。