No
one understands the value of the 2.9 million colonies of honeybees
that pollinate our crops. Honeybees are worth $14 billion to
our agricultural economy.
The
honeybee is the single most important insect that has a positive
impact on man.
That impact is not just spoonfuls of honey and old-fashioned
candles. It's not just in the beeswax facial you may get at
the spa. It's every California Almond, Louisiana Watermelon,
Florida Grapefruit, Maine Blueberry, and Washington State Pear
you've ever bitten into. It's every apple orchard of Pumpkin
patch you have ever frolicked in.
Bees pollinate virtually every commercial and homegrown crop
in the land.
Is
there any animal, mammal, reptile, amphibian, or whatever that
has more of an impact on our daily lives?
Well,
there are the cows - we depend upon their milk, meat and hide.
But, the cows we raise eat hay, and hay comes from alfalfa seed
and, well guess who pollinates the alfalfa?
For
local Pollination experts - contact any of the following Beekeepers:
