Bijensterfte, oorzaken en gevolgen

Flowers benefit from pollination while the bees are rewarded with pollen and nectar. Successful pollination typically increases fruit set, resulting in higher yields of better-formed, larger, more flavourful fruit that ripens faster and lasts longer. Just a few things that benefit from honey bee pollination: cherries, pears, apples, apricots, plums, filberts, blueberries, cranberries, raspberries, kiwi fruit, black currants, pumpkins, squash, melons, beans, cucumbers, selected vegetables being grown for seed, canola, mustard, clovers, sainfoin, bird’s-foot trefoil, plus many flowers and herbs.

Source: Williams Lake Tribune, April 22, 2010
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