"We rely upon bees for just about every vegetable, flower and fruit around. They are a crucial terrestrial group and we would face mass starvation without them."
“Without bees, humans would starve. These industrious little insects are the world's greatest pollinators, carrying a dusting of pollen from flower to flower as they gather nectar for their hives. Millions of years of evolution has seen many plants become almost entirely reliant upon bees to help them breed.”
This article is about the different species scientist believe are essential to life on earth, using biodiversity to sustain the planet. Plants can’t grow without pollination which comes from bees. A single colony can contain 40,000 bees. To replace bees for their work it would cost $178 trillion dollars. This doesn’t include the wax and honey they create, only the pollination process.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/3463912/The-animals-and-plants-we-cannot-live-without.html
Beekeepers who transport bees to different farms to pollinate apples, and berries are releasing bee’s to pollinate flowers but aren’t returning. Keepers don’t know why this is. but think it is because of disease or pest’s attacking bee hives. One man actually lost 1,200 colonies of bees. The keepers are taking the bees to warmer parts of the country to repopulate during the colder months. This gives them time to reproduce and regain there colony size.
"Many other commercial beekeepers in
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"The crematorium is in a prime position as a 'safe site' because it is a large organic garden, using no pesticides, and is bordered by a large organic farm.”
bees having trouble grow in the wild are being moved to Cwmbran a large organic farm which they believe will allow them to grow in large amounts and is protected from intruders. A step being taken is the government paying the farmers to include flowers that would attract the bees and keep them around making it easier for them to multiply.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_west/8500818.stm
you seem to have found a lot of information about bees. I would suggest looking into the traveling pattern of bees and how it correlates to weather patterns. Also this quote; " To replace bees for their work it would cost $178 trillion dollars." Seems kinda over exaggerated. I would look up more compelling data and throw down some more facts.
ReplyDeletewhat are the historical numbers on the population of bees. Are different types of bees more efficient at pollination than other types of bees? Is there any creature that could replace bees?
ReplyDeleteBees are one of those creatures you just dont think about but they are vital to the planet thats pretty cool.
So it looks like you know that there are negative consequences to having bees die off entirely. Though I am curious is there a factor in environmental things like climate change, or is it entirely human caused? What will it look like in 100 years in the future?
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