Honey bee on white sage (IMAGE) University of California - San Diego Caption A honey bee visits a white sage plant. Researchers have shown that pollination by honey bees, which are not native to the Americas, produces offspring of considerably inferior quality (lower fitness) than offspring resulting from native pollinators. Credit Dillon Travis Usage Restrictions Must be used in conjunction with research on honey bees and seed fitness. License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.