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why pollination is important for the survival of the human race

by Efrhen Gallego Software Developer,Beekeeper

Pollination

Bees perform aproximately 80% of all wild plants pollination worldwide. It is often said that bees are responsible for one out of every three bits of food we eat.Usually most crops require pollination.Among the most common you can find  are Fibers(cotton),hay(alfalfa),nuts,seeds and also fruits.Also many vegatables require pollination to yield good crops.Among them can be found squash,eggplants,cucumbers and tomatoes . About one third of all the food crops gathered are pollinated by Honey Bees.Pollinating insects also play an important role in maintaining natural plant communities and providing seed production in most flowering plants.
Pollination is the moving of pollen grains from male cell to female cells in many plants. Even though there many plants that can self pollinate,many depend on insects such as the Honey Bee or the wind to succesfully impregnate the female cells and give fruit.Furthermore,70% of major crops are pollinated by bees.The economic value of pollination is estimated to be between 10-15 Billion in the USA alone.
The ecological impact of honey bees is also massive since it is estimated that 75% of the world's flowering species need pollinators to reproduce.Scientists have calculated that a single Beehive is capable of pollinating  up to 200 million flowers in ONE day.How can we know that amount? Well,It is based on  Honey Bees Facts.A  Honey Bee can make up to 5000 foraging trips in one day and since there can easily be 40.000 forager bees in a Honey Bee Hive,so 5000*40000?Well ,pull out the Windows Calculator or the Excel Sheet.....200 million of course  

		
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About Efrhen Gallego Innovator   Software Developer,Beekeeper

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