U.S. #4153
2007 41¢ Bumblebee
Pollination

Issue Date: June 29, 2007
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 420,000,000

Printed By: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd

Printing Method: Lithographed

Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11

Color: Multicolored

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U.S. #4153
2007 41¢ Bumblebee
Pollination

Issue Date: June 29, 2007
City: Washington, DC
Quantity: 420,000,000

Printed By: Ashton-Potter (USA) Ltd

Printing Method: Lithographed

Perforations: Serpentine die cut 11

Color: Multicolored

One third of the world's food supply requires insect pollination, and 80% of those crops are pollinated by bees. Pollination occurs as bees visit flowers for nourishment, eating nectar for energy and pollen for protein. Pollen sticks to the bees' leg hairs and is brushed off as the bees move from flower to flower, fertilizing the plants.