BUMBLEBEES ARE LARGER THAN HONEYBEES, BUT THEY DON'T PRODUCE AS MUCH HONEY. THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT POLLINATORS. THEIR WINGS BEAT 130 OR MORE TIMES PER SECOND, AND THE BEATING, COMBINED WITH THEIR LARGE BODIES, VIBRATES THE FLOWERS UNTIL THEY RELEASE POLLEN, THIS BEING CALLED BUZZ POLLINATION (HELPS PLANTS PRODUCE MORE FRUIT). THERE ARE OVER 255 SPECIES OF BUMBLEBEES. THEY EAT NECTAR AND POLLEN MADE BY THE FLOWERS. THE SUGARY NECTAR PROVIDES THE BEES WITH ENERGY, WHILE THE POLLEN PROVIDES THEM WITH PROTEIN.