I mean why not a worm and the ground? Or a plethora of of other anologies?

  • Routhinator@startrek.website
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    1 month ago

    My interpretation has always been the association to spring, easter, and mating rituals. The “birds and bees” come out and everything wants to make babies.

  • human@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    AFAIK there’s not a story to it. It’s just using pollination as a metaphor; and now that I think about it, the flower isn’t even mentioned. Typical.

    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      It’s funny that pollination is a better analogy for human reproduction than what goes on with bees.

      Now Susan, one of you will be chosen to make ALL the babies, while the rest of you will be sterile workers that serve the queen, building structures and gathering and storing food for her offspring.

      You won’t have much interaction with boys, but a lucky few of them will have their turn with Queen and die immediately after (because their penis gets ripped off in the process). You will have to drive any remaining males out of the hive before it gets cold, they aren’t worth keeping alive over the winter. New ones will be made in spring.

      • Grail@multiverse.soulism.netEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Bees are actually a democracy, the workers don’t serve the queen. Think about when a family is driving home from school and the kids start chanting “I want McDonald’s!” Now imagine the kids are the ones driving the car. That’s bees. They’re getting that McDonald’s. The queen doesn’t get any say.

  • HubertManne@piefed.socialEnglish
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    2 months ago

    well birds and bees are actually part of the plants reproductinve cycle so has a bit more to do with sex. The bird/bee visits a flower and gets pollen on it which it then bring to the next flower allowing the possibility of sexual reproduction instead of self fertilization.

  • celeste@kbin.earth
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    2 months ago

    I remember I felt I missed something because my mom explained the specifics of menstruation to me and school went into more detail about sex and reproduction. Despite what sitcoms were telling me, no one ever sat me down and said anything about birds or bees. I guess I hoped there was a weird pre-written speech parents awkwardly tried to recall when their kids got to a certain age.