Can you explain to me the expressin "the birds and the bees"?

Question

I don't see the connection between that and sex.

Answer 1

what bbjaga said.

Answer 2

In Spanish we refer to the bees and the flowers, because the bees take the pollen from one flower and take it to another where the pollen would germinate - and that's the way flowers are pollinated.
Some birds do the same.

You know... "the father gives a seed to the mother"... That's the way sex (reproductive sex, at least) is usually explained to children.

Answer 3

corezink is right about the claimed origin. Unfortunately there seem to be no way to find the original African story. (At least for me.) I'm guessing that knowing the original story is the only way to find out how "the bird and the bees" became about sexual education in the first place.

Answer 4

The Birds and the Bees by Jewel Akens

Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees
And the flowers and the trees
And the moon up above
And a thing called "Love"
Let me tell ya 'bout the stars in the sky
And a girl and a guy
And the way they could kiss
On a night like this
When I look into your big brown eyes
It's so very plain to see
That it's time you learned about the facts of life
Starting from A to Z
Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees
And the flowers and the trees
And the moon up above
And a thing called "Love" (Yeah!)
When I look into your big brown eyes
It's so very plain to see
That it's time you learned about the facts of life
Starting from A to Z
Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees
And the flowers and the trees
And the moon up above
And a thing called "Love"
Let me tell ya 'bout the birds and the bees
And the flowers and the trees
And the birds and the bees
And the flowers and the trees
'Bout the birds
(fade)
And the bees

Jonathan Harel's Lyrics Collection at www.lyricalcontent.com

Answer 5

The phrase is said to have its origins in a folk tale, whose exact source is unknown, that reportedly became popular in Southern Africa (probably Namibia) around the turn of the last century. It tells the story of a colony of bee-eater (Merops pusillus) birds laying their eggs after a meal of honeybees.

Answer 6

the birds and the bees , both species will have sex in the standard missionary position, thus it was decided upon to introduce sex to young people based on these two species.

Answer 7

when parents talk about explaining the 'birds and the bees' to their kids, their talking about explaining about sex.

Answer 8

It's the expression used when talking about sex

Answer 9

The birds rape the bees, and the bees beat the birds with a giant wing/fist made out of their swarm, so they are like a beating husband - domestic abuse

Answer 10

the facts of life