Pollination

In 2000 Cornell estimated the value of bees’ pollination to be at $14.6 billion in both crop quality and extra yield (Stokstad, 2007). Farmers have become more and more aware of the positive effects of bee pollination on their crops and often will pay beekeepers to bring their bees to pollinate their crops. These bee colonies are referred to as managed pollinators. Demand for managed…

they do in the world. The relevance of robot bees in my everyday life is, at the moment, not important because there are still enough bees to continue their pollination role in the environment. But in the future they could be an essential part of my life as the bee species continue to die out, creating many issues other than just pollination of plants such as: plants not reproducing, an increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, and crops not growing. These robot bees could…

value appear to be darker in color, and the honey bees’ interest for those flowers decrease. Bees in the wild tend to not pollinate flowers that are too dark for them to perceive. Most bee species perceive dark colors as black; thus, decreasing the pollination chances for darker flowers; these flowers are usually reserved for other pollinators such as hummingbirds and flies (Knight,…

protect these busy bees humans need a greater awareness of what they do for us, what is killing them, and what people can do to prevent their deaths. The bees help us in more ways than one. They produce honey, for sure, but it is the pollination that affects our lives the most. A large amount of the food that we consume has been pollinated by insects. “$15 billion a year in U.S. crops are pollinated by bees” (Tucker). This is amazing, and the process by which bees pollinate is…

Honeybee Crisis In Brief: - The population of honeybees is at a steady decline due to a recent disorder in hives - Scientist are desperately trying to find the cause of the phenomenon, and potential solutions to save these pollinators - If nothing is done to help this situation, not only will many produce that humans consume daily may become unavailable, but over two-thirds of plants throughout the entire world Think of all the produce you buy and consume on a daily basis. Now, imagine if over…

species when no one else can. We need to preserve the Honey Bees because they are vital to our survival and everyday lives. Honey bees are slowly disappearing due to climate change, pesticides, loss of habitat, and disease (Zissu). Bees provide pollination in which many foods and supplies depend on. But today, our country uses pesticides on almost all of our nations’…

Bumblebees and Blueberries Many plants require insects for pollination, and therefore reproduction. Blueberries are one such species of plant. They are also one of the main products of Maine. In 2007 alone, Maine gained around 250 million dollars from their blueberry industry (University of Maine 2007). One of the key pollinators of Maine blueberries are the native bumblebees. There are 17 known native bumblebee species in Maine, but there seems to be a problem. It is well known that there has…

Bees pollinate about 80% of wild plants and 84% of human grown crops in terrestrial ecosystems (Brown, 2009). The ecosystem service of pollination has the economic value in the agricultural industry worth $1.7 billion (Brown, 2009). However, global honey bee populations are in decline (Potts, 2010). With the given projections for human population growth to reach around 9 billion by the year 2050, the importance of bees to human survival is vital (Brown, 2009). The US Fish and Wildlife Service…

Title A4 Aspen Balzly Introduction: Upon entering a farmer’s market, one might assume that consumers are eager to hand over their money to anyone with the product or service that they are in search of. Buyers, however, have come to prove that they can be very picky and know exactly what they want and how they want it. Booths of all sorts are located directly next to their competitors, each striving to catch the buyer’s interest and suede them into purchasing their product.…

these insect could become resistant to this substance ("NRC ," 2010, p. 2). Additionally farmer who has their fields nearby their neighbors field can experience GMO cross pollinated, and that cross pollination could transferred an allergen, and at present there is no protocol to report the cross pollination (Liang & Skinner, 2004, p. 354). Additionally this farmer has used…