Pollination is the most important contribution bees make to human economies. The value of honey and beeswax pales in comparison to the value of fruits, vegetables, seeds, oils, and fibres whose yields are optimized by pollinating bees. There was a time when it was relatively easy to overlook this benefit, and it may be possible still in particular areas and cropping systems in which there are large and sustainable populations of bees, whether managed or naturally occurring. In such places the rich background of pollinators means that pollination rarely is a limiting factor in crop production.
Crop Pollination
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Bees use signals from plants to identify worthwhile visits. In some species the flowers remain open, intact and turgid until they are pollinated, after which ...
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One of the most recent, controversial, and potentially revolutionary areas of agricultural research is the development of genetically engineered, or so-called ...
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Ecologic theory supports the notion that bee visitation, pollination and seed yield. Likewise, low nectar quality and associated low levels of bee ...
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Pollination Pollination is the transfer of pollen from the male parts (anthers) of a flower to the female part (stigma) of the same or different flower. If ...
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Since good pollination increases fruit yield and quality, farmers have long been interested in this phenomenon. The civilizations of the ancient Middle East ...
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It is no exaggeration that the sheer abundance, high quality, and variety of food enjoyed today in much of the developed world – a bounty unmatched by any ...
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Bees belong to the insect order Hymenoptera which also includes the sawflies, ants, and wasps. Unlike other hymenopterans, bees tend to specialize on ...
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Honey Bees versus Other Bee Species For crop pollination purposes, bees are more easily distinguished as either honey bees or non-honey bees. ‘Pollen ...
