Harnessing the power of a bees
Harnessing the power of a bees
Honeybees are flying insects and a close family of wasps and ants. They are found on every continent on earth, except for Antarctica.
Bees of all kinds live on nectar and pollen. Without bees, pollination would be obscure and time-consuming – it is estimated that one-third of the human food supply depends on insect pollination. Honey bees have a long, straw-like tongue called a proboscis that permits them to drink the nectar deep within blossoms. Bees are also outfitted with two wings, two antennae, and three portioned body parts (the head, the thorax, and the mid-region). Bees are organized insects that live in colonies. The hive populace comprises a queen, two or three hundred drones, and many working bees.
Male bees are called drones. Their job is to mate with queens from other hives.
Queen Bees are one bee per hive – she is the mom of all the other bees. She is the only fertile colony member and lays about 1,500 eggs a day during spring and summer.
- Generating income all along the honey chain:
- Increasing productivity through cross-pollination:
- Bees are beneficial due to their pollination services, helping to provide food in fruits, berries, nuts, leaves, roots, and seeds.
- Honey bees also pollinate foods eaten by other animals and birds.
- Birds and mammals may depend on berries, seeds, and some fruits and nuts pollinated by bees and other pollinators.
- One estimate facts that pollination by wild bees gives an average of $3,251 per hectare per year to crop production.
- It is not just flowers and food crops that are pollinated by bees. This point is often neglected, but many trees are pollinated by bees (and other insects).