Why do flowers smell nice?
Flowers smell nice to invite bees and butterflies to come visit!
Pip’s answer
- Flowers smell nice to invite bees and butterflies to come visit!
- The sweet smell floats through the air like a secret message: come here!
- Bees carry yellow flower dust from flower to flower, which helps new seeds grow.
- Ooh, some flowers smell strongest at night, when night moths come visiting!
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Can you take a big pretend sniff of a flower?
For grown-ups
Flowers release scent chemicals to attract pollinators like bees, butterflies and moths, which carry pollen between flowers so plants can make seeds. Some flowers are strongest at night to attract moths. Not all flower smells are nice to us; some smell like rotting meat to attract flies.
Ask your child: Which flower near us smells the strongest?
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- 🍂Why do leaves change color?
- 🌻Why do sunflowers face the sun?
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