NPR wrote about the conflicted relationship between crops and native bees. An essential part of growing many food crops is pollination by bees. Native bees are an essential pollinator. However cultivating land for crops often destroys native bee habitat. Read more at: Wild Bees Are Good For Crops, But Crops Are Bad For Bees : The Salt : NPR
Posted by: Sandy Steinman | June 17, 2013
Bees Good For Crops; Crops Bad For Bees
Posted in Animals, Environment | Tags: Crops, Habitat destruction, Pollination, Pollination Stategies, Pollinator
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By: drbausman on June 18, 2013
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Thanks for sharing this one.
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By: beeseeker on June 17, 2013
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argylesock says… This is an interesting article about bees in the States. Here in Britain too, and in continental Europe, people are noticing how we need our wild bees and other pollinators as well as our honeybees.
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By: argylesock on June 17, 2013
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