Many of the plants that our honeybees help to foster provide seeds, fruit, and nuts that feed numerous animal species native to Canada. This is an indirect benefit of honeybees, but a crucial one. If bees were removed from the environment, not only would the plants suffer and expire, but...
The most obvious benefit of keeping bees in your garden is the delicious honey you’ll get to enjoy. It’s packed with health benefits, likeantioxidants and antibacterial properties, and it’s a sweet treat that you can feel good about. ...
Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources. Oecologia. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00442-014-3070-z.Drescher N, Wallace HM, Katouli M, Massaro CF, Leonhardt SD (2014) Diversity matters: how bees benefit from different resin sources. Oecologia 176:943-953...
You might have heard people talking about the negative effects of GMOs on the environment – and claim that GMOs harm the environment – but is this true? Do GMOs help or harm the environment? Despite negative myths, there are many reasons why GMOs are good for the environment. Firstly, ...
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Bees benefit flowering plants by helping the plants reproduce, via pollination. Because plants cannot seek out mates the way animals do, they must rely on outside agents, called vectors, to move their genetic material from one plant to another. Such vectors include bees, certain birds and wind...
Pollination is crucial for biodiversity and food security, with bees playing a significant role. The growing popularity of urban beekeeping is leading to i
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All of the bees in a hive benefit from the honey haul, but the job of honey production lies with the female worker bees, according to biologists atArizona State University. These forager bees fill their stomachs with nectar from flowers before returning to the hive to convert it into honey....
SHOULD You Get Rid of Bees? This might seem like an odd question, but bees are far less dangerous than we’re taught and are vital to the environment. It might be a good idea to ask yourself a few important questions to discover if your bees really need to go or not. ...