Why do they call it the birds and the bees?

Birds lay eggs and this is probably the easiest way for children to imagine how fertilization happens. Birds representing women may sound absurd but to kids they are fun. The bees, on the other hand, carry pollens from one flower to another which essentially constitutes the mating process of plants. read more

The Birds and the Bees" is a saying that has to do with sex, it is nowadays used as a joke on shows and movies. English-language idiomatic expression and euphemism that refers to courtship and sexual intercourse. read more

Though there are some variations, the story typically involves bees pollinating flowers, symbolizing male fertilization, and the birds laying eggs, which equates to female ovulation. In another telling of the story, a baby is created when a bee stings a bird. read more

The line goes "Bless you and bless me, Bless the bees, And the birds". In 1968 The Monkees released an album called The Birds, The Bees & The Monkees. In the Placebo song "Meds", Brian Molko sings "I was confused by the birds and the bees". In the Eminem song "I'm Shady" the line goes "I like birds, bees, I like people". read more