HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -ii) Pollen baskets: The tibiae of the hind legs of the worker bee carry a special apparatus, called the corbiculae, or pollen baskets, which enables her to carry pollen into the hive.

Detailed explanation-2: -The metathoracic legs of honey bees have a pollen press that is located between the tibia and the first tarsomere. It is the foremost of the three segments of the thorax of an insect. It bears the first pair of legs. The legs present on the prothorax are known as prothorax legs.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bees don’t just transport pollen between plants, they also bring balls of it back to the hive for food. These “pollen pellets, ‘’ which also include nectar and can account for 30% of a bee’s weight, hang off their hind legs like overstuffed saddlebags (pictured).