The document summarizes information from the National Women in Ag Association's annual symposium, focusing on native pollinators like mason bees as alternatives to honey bees. It discusses how mason bees are more efficient pollinators than honey bees, requiring only 250 mason bees to pollinate an acre of apples compared to 15,000-20,000 honey bees. It also provides information on the lifecycle and nesting habits of mason bees and resources for inviting more pollinators into gardens and farms.
This document summarizes information from a presentation on native pollinators and their importance. It discusses various native pollinators like bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and their roles. It notes that pollinators are essential to many agricultural crops but populations are declining. Specifically, it promotes native mason bees as efficient alternative pollinators to honey bees and outlines their life cycle, nesting habits and how to attract them through planting pollinator gardens and providing nesting boxes. The document encourages steps to support pollinator populations for economic and environmental benefits.
Tree Fruit and Berry Pollination in Virginia (and the mid-Atlantic by extension)Sam Droege
Bee pollination is essential for many fruits and berries grown in Virginia, including apples, blueberries, caneberries, and cucurbits. Native bees and other non-Apis bees play an important role in pollination alongside honey bees. A study surveyed bees on apple, blueberry, caneberry and cucurbit crops, finding a diversity of bee species including andrenid bees, bumble bees, and squash bees. The document provides recommendations to support native bee populations through habitat protection and integrated pest management practices.
This document discusses the importance of pollinators like bees and the threats they face. It notes that bees pollinate 1 in 3 bites of food we eat but many native bee species are declining. It then provides details on bee biology, highlighting the over 20,000 bee species worldwide. The majority of bees are solitary and nest in the ground. The document outlines different crop pollination research projects showing native bees' importance and concludes by recommending planting diverse native flowers and protecting nesting habitats to help conserve pollinators.
This document discusses the importance of pollinators like bees in gardens and agriculture. It describes several common bee species found in North Carolina, including honey bees, bumble bees, carpenter bees, and squash bees. It notes that over 100 crops require pollination and bees contribute over $14 billion to US agriculture annually. The document provides tips for homeowners to encourage pollinator habitats and lists pesticides that are safe or harmful to bees. It also outlines current threats to bee populations like mites, diseases, and loss of habitat.
The document discusses bees and their importance as pollinators. It covers the following key points in 3 sentences:
Bees are the most important pollinators, transferring pollen between flowers and enabling 35% of global crop production. Native bee populations are declining due to loss of habitat, pesticide use, and disease, threatening crop pollination. The document outlines strategies for conserving native bee populations, including providing diverse floral and nesting resources throughout the foraging season.
The document provides information about honeybees, including their Latin name, anatomy, role in pollination, and relationship with humans. It discusses how honeybees collect nectar and pollen, their social structure and communication, and their importance to agriculture and food production through pollination. The document also covers beekeeping practices such as hive construction and care, honey harvesting techniques, and the historical relationship between humans and honeybees.
This document summarizes information from a presentation on native pollinators and their importance. It discusses various native pollinators like bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and their roles. It notes that pollinators are essential to many agricultural crops but populations are declining. Specifically, it promotes native mason bees as efficient alternative pollinators to honey bees and outlines their life cycle, nesting habits and how to attract them through planting pollinator gardens and providing nesting boxes. The document encourages steps to support pollinator populations for economic and environmental benefits.
Tree Fruit and Berry Pollination in Virginia (and the mid-Atlantic by extension)Sam Droege
Bee pollination is essential for many fruits and berries grown in Virginia, including apples, blueberries, caneberries, and cucurbits. Native bees and other non-Apis bees play an important role in pollination alongside honey bees. A study surveyed bees on apple, blueberry, caneberry and cucurbit crops, finding a diversity of bee species including andrenid bees, bumble bees, and squash bees. The document provides recommendations to support native bee populations through habitat protection and integrated pest management practices.
This document discusses the importance of pollinators like bees and the threats they face. It notes that bees pollinate 1 in 3 bites of food we eat but many native bee species are declining. It then provides details on bee biology, highlighting the over 20,000 bee species worldwide. The majority of bees are solitary and nest in the ground. The document outlines different crop pollination research projects showing native bees' importance and concludes by recommending planting diverse native flowers and protecting nesting habitats to help conserve pollinators.
This document discusses the importance of pollinators like bees in gardens and agriculture. It describes several common bee species found in North Carolina, including honey bees, bumble bees, carpenter bees, and squash bees. It notes that over 100 crops require pollination and bees contribute over $14 billion to US agriculture annually. The document provides tips for homeowners to encourage pollinator habitats and lists pesticides that are safe or harmful to bees. It also outlines current threats to bee populations like mites, diseases, and loss of habitat.
The document discusses bees and their importance as pollinators. It covers the following key points in 3 sentences:
Bees are the most important pollinators, transferring pollen between flowers and enabling 35% of global crop production. Native bee populations are declining due to loss of habitat, pesticide use, and disease, threatening crop pollination. The document outlines strategies for conserving native bee populations, including providing diverse floral and nesting resources throughout the foraging season.
The document provides information about honeybees, including their Latin name, anatomy, role in pollination, and relationship with humans. It discusses how honeybees collect nectar and pollen, their social structure and communication, and their importance to agriculture and food production through pollination. The document also covers beekeeping practices such as hive construction and care, honey harvesting techniques, and the historical relationship between humans and honeybees.
Insect pollinators, their management and role in crop productionRAU, Pusa
This document discusses insect pollinators and their role in crop production. It notes that pollinators like bees, birds, and bats affect 35% of world crop production by increasing the output of 87 leading food crops. Food security and prices rely strongly on animal pollinators. In India, over 55 million hectares of cropped area depends on bee pollination, including many fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, legumes, and pulses. The document emphasizes that pollination management can significantly increase crop yields, with some crops seeing over 1000% increases from bee pollination compared to self-pollination. It outlines the pollination needs of various Indian crops. Maintaining pollinator populations is important for sustainable
Honey bees play a vital role in pollinating many agricultural crops and food sources. They are able to pollinate a wide range of crops throughout the growing season because they live in large colonies and can be concentrated where needed. Migratory beekeepers move millions of beehives across states and fields each year to provide pollination services to farmers and access to nectar for honey production. Without the pollination work of honey bees, the quantity and quality of many crops would be significantly reduced.
This document discusses the importance of pollinators and opportunities for their conservation in public gardens. It notes that over 1/3 of food is dependent on pollinators like bees. However, pollinator populations are declining due to disease, pests, and pesticide use. The document outlines how public gardens can help by providing floral resources, nesting sites, education, and avoiding pesticides. It recommends native plantings that bloom throughout seasons and hosting demonstration sites to promote pollinator conservation.
Pollination services and pollinator diversity are essential in preserving food security and conservation of biodiversity. Bees are one of the very important pollinators. Besides the very well-known honeybees there are many other bee species that play significant roles.
Pollinator are the biotic agents (insects) that moves pollens from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization .
Many fruit crops require an insect pollinator to help insure pollination (i.e. apples, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, cranberries, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries).
Having enough pollinators during bloom is essential to produce a sustainable crop.
This document discusses the importance of bees as pollinators for one third of the world's food supply. It notes that bees are vital parts of the food chain and ecosystems. The document also warns that honeybee colonies are dying all over the world due to pesticides, which damage bees' nervous systems and ability to communicate. It provides recommendations for what individuals can do to help bees by avoiding pesticides, using eco-friendly alternatives, and planting bee-friendly plants.
The document discusses the importance of honey bees and the threats they face. Honey bees pollinate about 1/3 of the food we eat and are worth $10 billion to agriculture annually. However, honey bee populations are declining due to pests, mite infestations, diseases, and chemicals like pesticides and GMOs that may act together to cause Colony Collapse Disorder. Commercial beekeepers are experiencing 50-70% losses in some areas. The document urges supporting local beekeepers, using chemicals sparingly, and planting bee-friendly gardens to help save the honey bee population.
The document discusses the decline in bee populations due to pesticide use, global warming, and colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon that randomly kills bees. Without bees, humanity would not survive for more than 4 years as bees are needed to pollinate many fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. The bee population is decreasing the most in the US Midwest and California Central Valley regions. The document recommends planting bee-friendly flowers, avoiding pesticides, buying local honey, providing water sources, and becoming beekeepers to help address the declining bee populations.
Pollinator Management for Organic Seed Producers
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
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The document discusses the life cycle and importance of bees. It notes that bees are born into castes and worker bees collect pollen from over 400 plant species while facing risks from mites and disease. Bees pollinate over 70% of crops in America, including fruits and vegetables. Their decline of almost 60% since the 1940s is due to mites and other factors. Commercial beekeeping practices also expose bees to new environments and pollution. The document encourages supporting organic beekeepers and planting bee-friendly gardens to help bees. It concludes that bees need protection and that humans rely on their pollination.
This document discusses strategies for conserving native pollinators in organic farming systems. It finds that while organic agriculture reduces pesticide use which benefits pollinators, some common organic practices like tillage can be detrimental to ground-nesting bees. The document provides recommendations for organic farmers to support pollinators, such as reducing tillage, providing flowering crops and habitat, and using integrated pest management over pesticide applications when crops are in bloom. Overall, the document aims to help organic farmers balance production practices with conservation of native pollinators.
Bees are flying insects that pollinate flowering plants and produce honey. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees found worldwide, except in Antarctica. Bees have three body parts - a head, thorax, and abdomen. Certain species like honey bees have a stinger on their abdomen. Bees evolved over 100 million years ago and likely originated in Asia. They play an important ecological role in plant reproduction and food production.
This document provides an overview of beekeeping for beginners. It discusses that beekeeping is accessible to many people and outlines some local regulations. Key considerations for hive placement include safety, sunlight, water access, and flight paths. Common hive types like Langstroth and top bar hives are described. Methods for starting a bee colony include bait hives, packaged bees, nucleus hives, or established hives. The document also discusses hive components, the bee life cycle, winter feeding, common pests and diseases, swarm prevention, honey extraction, and beekeeping associations.
An Analysis of Possible Causes of Worldwide ApisJonathan Spence
Three main factors are potentially causing worldwide honey bee declines: pesticides, mites, and viruses. Pesticides are found in 60% of hive samples and can impair honey bees' learning and foraging abilities. The varroa mite is the primary cause of colony collapse, found in over 75% of hives. Viruses like deformed wing virus and black queen cell virus are also highly prevalent. The combination of these stressors on honey bee health is likely contributing to annual losses exceeding 15% in recent years.
Bees are social insects that live in colonies and can be either solitary or social. They have 3 body sections - head, thorax, and abdomen - and 6 legs. There are over 20,000 known bee species worldwide, with 3,000 found in North America. Beekeeping started in Hawaii in the 1850s with multiple failed attempts to ship honeybee hives from Boston, until successful shipments arrived in 1857. Beekeeping is now an important industry for Hawaii.
1. There are five main types of honey bees - the rock bee, eastern bee, European bee, garden bee, and dammer bee. Each type varies in size, habitat, aggressiveness, and annual honey production.
2. Honey bees live in highly organized colonies consisting of a queen, several hundred drones, and thousands of worker bees that fulfill different roles.
3. Honey bees progress through four life stages - egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The queen lays eggs that hatch into larvae in 3 days, and adults emerge 16-24 days later depending on their caste.
The document discusses different types of bees, including their habitats, life cycles, and characteristics. It provides information on honey bees, African honey bees, metallic green sweat bees, bumble bees, carpenter bees, neon cuckoo bees, and leafcutter bees. Key details include that honey bees live worldwide, African honey bees live in Africa and are also known as killer bees, and metallic green sweat bees live in South America and are known for licking sweat from animals.
Bees are important pollinators for many food crops. They pollinate about one third of crop species in the US, contributing over $15 billion to the US economy. A healthy bee hive contains approximately 40-45,000 bees organized with one queen, several thousand drones, and thousands of female worker bees. Worker bees progress through different roles within the hive over their lifespan, beginning with cleaning cells and feeding larvae before transitioning to other tasks like producing wax and guarding the hive.
Honeybees are essential pollinators, playing a crucial role in our food security and biodiversity. However, they face various threats like Colony Collapse Disorder and habitat loss. We can all help by planting bee-friendly gardens, avoiding harmful pesticides, and supporting local beekeepers.
Honey bees are crucial pollinators for many fruits and vegetables. They pollinate about 30% of the food consumed in the US. However, honey bee populations have declined by 30-50% over the last 20 years due to various factors like pesticides, malnutrition, mites, and viruses. If honey bee populations continue to decline, it could significantly impact food prices and availability. There are steps people can take to help honey bees, such as planting bee-friendly gardens and donating to research on solving colony collapse disorder.
The document provides information about pollination and bees. It discusses how both male and female bees collect nectar for energy but only females gather pollen to feed their brood. It also explains that the byproduct of bees gathering these resources is plant pollination. The document then gives more details about different types of bees, including how they build nests and care for larvae.
Insect pollinators, their management and role in crop productionRAU, Pusa
This document discusses insect pollinators and their role in crop production. It notes that pollinators like bees, birds, and bats affect 35% of world crop production by increasing the output of 87 leading food crops. Food security and prices rely strongly on animal pollinators. In India, over 55 million hectares of cropped area depends on bee pollination, including many fruits, vegetables, oilseeds, legumes, and pulses. The document emphasizes that pollination management can significantly increase crop yields, with some crops seeing over 1000% increases from bee pollination compared to self-pollination. It outlines the pollination needs of various Indian crops. Maintaining pollinator populations is important for sustainable
Honey bees play a vital role in pollinating many agricultural crops and food sources. They are able to pollinate a wide range of crops throughout the growing season because they live in large colonies and can be concentrated where needed. Migratory beekeepers move millions of beehives across states and fields each year to provide pollination services to farmers and access to nectar for honey production. Without the pollination work of honey bees, the quantity and quality of many crops would be significantly reduced.
This document discusses the importance of pollinators and opportunities for their conservation in public gardens. It notes that over 1/3 of food is dependent on pollinators like bees. However, pollinator populations are declining due to disease, pests, and pesticide use. The document outlines how public gardens can help by providing floral resources, nesting sites, education, and avoiding pesticides. It recommends native plantings that bloom throughout seasons and hosting demonstration sites to promote pollinator conservation.
Pollination services and pollinator diversity are essential in preserving food security and conservation of biodiversity. Bees are one of the very important pollinators. Besides the very well-known honeybees there are many other bee species that play significant roles.
Pollinator are the biotic agents (insects) that moves pollens from the male anthers of a flower to the female stigma of a flower to accomplish fertilization .
Many fruit crops require an insect pollinator to help insure pollination (i.e. apples, blueberries, blackberries, cherries, cranberries, pears, plums, raspberries, strawberries).
Having enough pollinators during bloom is essential to produce a sustainable crop.
This document discusses the importance of bees as pollinators for one third of the world's food supply. It notes that bees are vital parts of the food chain and ecosystems. The document also warns that honeybee colonies are dying all over the world due to pesticides, which damage bees' nervous systems and ability to communicate. It provides recommendations for what individuals can do to help bees by avoiding pesticides, using eco-friendly alternatives, and planting bee-friendly plants.
The document discusses the importance of honey bees and the threats they face. Honey bees pollinate about 1/3 of the food we eat and are worth $10 billion to agriculture annually. However, honey bee populations are declining due to pests, mite infestations, diseases, and chemicals like pesticides and GMOs that may act together to cause Colony Collapse Disorder. Commercial beekeepers are experiencing 50-70% losses in some areas. The document urges supporting local beekeepers, using chemicals sparingly, and planting bee-friendly gardens to help save the honey bee population.
The document discusses the decline in bee populations due to pesticide use, global warming, and colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon that randomly kills bees. Without bees, humanity would not survive for more than 4 years as bees are needed to pollinate many fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. The bee population is decreasing the most in the US Midwest and California Central Valley regions. The document recommends planting bee-friendly flowers, avoiding pesticides, buying local honey, providing water sources, and becoming beekeepers to help address the declining bee populations.
Pollinator Management for Organic Seed Producers
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214 ~
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079 ~
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Free School Gardening Art Posters =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Increase Food Production with Companion Planting in your School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159 ~
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Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348 ~
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden =
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440 ~
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide =
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110 ~
The document discusses the life cycle and importance of bees. It notes that bees are born into castes and worker bees collect pollen from over 400 plant species while facing risks from mites and disease. Bees pollinate over 70% of crops in America, including fruits and vegetables. Their decline of almost 60% since the 1940s is due to mites and other factors. Commercial beekeeping practices also expose bees to new environments and pollution. The document encourages supporting organic beekeepers and planting bee-friendly gardens to help bees. It concludes that bees need protection and that humans rely on their pollination.
This document discusses strategies for conserving native pollinators in organic farming systems. It finds that while organic agriculture reduces pesticide use which benefits pollinators, some common organic practices like tillage can be detrimental to ground-nesting bees. The document provides recommendations for organic farmers to support pollinators, such as reducing tillage, providing flowering crops and habitat, and using integrated pest management over pesticide applications when crops are in bloom. Overall, the document aims to help organic farmers balance production practices with conservation of native pollinators.
Bees are flying insects that pollinate flowering plants and produce honey. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees found worldwide, except in Antarctica. Bees have three body parts - a head, thorax, and abdomen. Certain species like honey bees have a stinger on their abdomen. Bees evolved over 100 million years ago and likely originated in Asia. They play an important ecological role in plant reproduction and food production.
This document provides an overview of beekeeping for beginners. It discusses that beekeeping is accessible to many people and outlines some local regulations. Key considerations for hive placement include safety, sunlight, water access, and flight paths. Common hive types like Langstroth and top bar hives are described. Methods for starting a bee colony include bait hives, packaged bees, nucleus hives, or established hives. The document also discusses hive components, the bee life cycle, winter feeding, common pests and diseases, swarm prevention, honey extraction, and beekeeping associations.
An Analysis of Possible Causes of Worldwide ApisJonathan Spence
Three main factors are potentially causing worldwide honey bee declines: pesticides, mites, and viruses. Pesticides are found in 60% of hive samples and can impair honey bees' learning and foraging abilities. The varroa mite is the primary cause of colony collapse, found in over 75% of hives. Viruses like deformed wing virus and black queen cell virus are also highly prevalent. The combination of these stressors on honey bee health is likely contributing to annual losses exceeding 15% in recent years.
Bees are social insects that live in colonies and can be either solitary or social. They have 3 body sections - head, thorax, and abdomen - and 6 legs. There are over 20,000 known bee species worldwide, with 3,000 found in North America. Beekeeping started in Hawaii in the 1850s with multiple failed attempts to ship honeybee hives from Boston, until successful shipments arrived in 1857. Beekeeping is now an important industry for Hawaii.
1. There are five main types of honey bees - the rock bee, eastern bee, European bee, garden bee, and dammer bee. Each type varies in size, habitat, aggressiveness, and annual honey production.
2. Honey bees live in highly organized colonies consisting of a queen, several hundred drones, and thousands of worker bees that fulfill different roles.
3. Honey bees progress through four life stages - egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The queen lays eggs that hatch into larvae in 3 days, and adults emerge 16-24 days later depending on their caste.
The document discusses different types of bees, including their habitats, life cycles, and characteristics. It provides information on honey bees, African honey bees, metallic green sweat bees, bumble bees, carpenter bees, neon cuckoo bees, and leafcutter bees. Key details include that honey bees live worldwide, African honey bees live in Africa and are also known as killer bees, and metallic green sweat bees live in South America and are known for licking sweat from animals.
Bees are important pollinators for many food crops. They pollinate about one third of crop species in the US, contributing over $15 billion to the US economy. A healthy bee hive contains approximately 40-45,000 bees organized with one queen, several thousand drones, and thousands of female worker bees. Worker bees progress through different roles within the hive over their lifespan, beginning with cleaning cells and feeding larvae before transitioning to other tasks like producing wax and guarding the hive.
Honeybees are essential pollinators, playing a crucial role in our food security and biodiversity. However, they face various threats like Colony Collapse Disorder and habitat loss. We can all help by planting bee-friendly gardens, avoiding harmful pesticides, and supporting local beekeepers.
Honey bees are crucial pollinators for many fruits and vegetables. They pollinate about 30% of the food consumed in the US. However, honey bee populations have declined by 30-50% over the last 20 years due to various factors like pesticides, malnutrition, mites, and viruses. If honey bee populations continue to decline, it could significantly impact food prices and availability. There are steps people can take to help honey bees, such as planting bee-friendly gardens and donating to research on solving colony collapse disorder.
The document provides information about pollination and bees. It discusses how both male and female bees collect nectar for energy but only females gather pollen to feed their brood. It also explains that the byproduct of bees gathering these resources is plant pollination. The document then gives more details about different types of bees, including how they build nests and care for larvae.
Integrating Native Pollinators into Wildlife Conservation Practices slide notesNancy Adamson
These slide notes accompany a slideshow of the same name prepared by Nancy Lee Adamson (Xerces Society), many other Xerces Society staff, & Carol Heiser (VA Department of Game & Inland Fisheries), for Virginia Master Naturalists promoting meadow establishment for pollinator & upland game conservation, with input & support from Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries biologists & the USDA-NRCS East National Technology Support Center.
Apiculture hand out chapter 1_3 for Animal science.pptxFantahun Dugassa
The honeybee colony consists of one queen, thousands of worker bees, and a few hundred male drones. The queen's role is to lay eggs and produce pheromones that maintain social order. Workers perform all other tasks in the colony including feeding larvae, nest construction, food collection and storage, and environmental control of the hive. Drones' sole role is to mate with virgin queens. Each caste has a distinct development period from egg to adult ranging from 16 days for the queen to 24 days for drones. Understanding the colony organization and roles of each caste is important for beekeeping management.
The document provides information about Apiculture (AnSc 421), a course at Wallaga University. It discusses the following key points in 3 sentences:
The document introduces apiculture as the science of beekeeping. It discusses the origins and distribution of honeybees, noting that they originated in Africa and are now found worldwide. The rest of the document covers topics related to bee biology, anatomy, physiology, honeybee species and races, and reasons for beekeeping.
1) Pollinators play an essential role in seed production of many crops as they transfer pollen between flowers, enabling cross-pollination and sexual reproduction.
2) Effective pollinators for seed production must efficiently remove and deposit pollen, have foraging behaviors that result in visits to multiple individual plants of the same species, and show flower constancy to minimize cross-pollination between varieties.
3) Bees are often effective pollinators for seed production due to their flower constancy, patch fidelity, and ability to carry out many flower visits in a day, resulting in reliable pollen transfer within a crop variety.
1) Pollinators play an essential role in seed production of many crops as they transfer pollen between flowers, enabling cross-pollination and sexual reproduction.
2) Effective pollinators for seed production must efficiently remove and deposit pollen, exhibit flower constancy by primarily visiting flowers of the same species, and have foraging behaviors suited to the flower traits and needs of the crop.
3) Understanding the floral biology, pollinator species present, and foraging behaviors can help identify the most efficient pollinators to utilize for seed production of different vegetable, spice, pulse and oilseed crops.
Honeybees play an important role in pollination and food production. They pollinate over 90 crops worldwide. Honeybees have various roles within the hive including workers that do tasks, a queen that lays eggs, and drones that mate with queens. However, honeybee populations are declining due to threats like parasites, diseases, and pesticides which could disrupt global food supply if not addressed. Loss of honeybees would have significant economic and environmental impacts.
Beekeeping 101 provides an overview of beekeeping for beginners. It discusses why people may be afraid of bee stings but how protective gear can help reduce risks. The document then explains that honey bees are beneficial as pollinators and for producing honey, wax, and other products. It also outlines some of the basic needs for proper hive placement including access, sunlight, shelter, and a nearby water source. Finally, the summary emphasizes the importance of being a good neighbor by locating hives away from property lines and keeping bee aggression minimized.
This document discusses strategies for conserving native pollinators in organic farming systems. It finds that while organic agriculture reduces pesticide use which benefits pollinators, some common organic practices like tillage can be detrimental to native bees that nest in the ground. The document provides recommendations for organic farmers to support pollinators, such as reducing tillage, using mulches that allow bee access, growing diverse flowering crops and habitat to support native bee populations on which farms rely.
This document provides an overview of basic beekeeping. It discusses keeping honey bees for honey production, pollination, or interest in nature. Beekeeping can be done almost anywhere in the US with protective equipment in case of allergic reactions to stings. The document then describes honey bee biology, including the roles of workers, drones, and the queen. It also outlines three common bee strains - Italian, Caucasian, and Carniolan bees. The needs of honey bees for shelter, nectar, pollen, propolis, and water are explained. Finally, it provides tips for getting started in beekeeping including timing, hive configurations, and considerations for purchasing an existing hive or package of bees.
This document provides an overview of basic beekeeping. It discusses keeping honey bees for honey production, pollination, or interest in nature. Beekeeping can be done almost anywhere with the right protective equipment, as bee stings can cause allergic reactions. The document then describes honey bee biology, including the roles of workers, drones, and the queen. It also discusses common bee strains in the US and the needs of honey bees, including shelter, nectar, pollen, propolis, and water. Finally, it provides guidance on getting started with beekeeping in the spring and describes methods for obtaining bees, such as packages, nucs, or complete hives.
Pollination is the transfer of pollen between the male and female parts of flowers, or between flowers, allowing plants to reproduce. Almost 90% of flowering plants rely on animal pollinators like bees, butterflies, bats and hummingbirds rather than wind. These animals visit flowers for nectar and inadvertently transport pollen, fertilizing the flowers. Approximately 1,000 food crops worldwide depend on pollinators to produce fruits and vegetables. However, pollinator populations are declining due to habitat loss, pesticides, and other threats. The Pollinator Partnership works to conserve pollinators through education and habitat restoration.
Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD) is affecting honey bee populations, causing bees to abruptly abandon their hives. The Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus (IAPV) has been implicated in bee declines, though it may not be the sole cause. Pollinators like bees are essential to agriculture as one-third of crop production relies on pollination. Common crops like apples, broccoli, and almonds require bee pollination to produce fruits and seeds. The loss of bee populations poses a serious threat to global food security and economies.
Application animal and plant interaction in food processingChou Bảo
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1. Welcome to National Women in Ag. Association’s
First Annual Symposium
April 3rd ~ April 5th, 2011
2. Oklahoma’s Mason Bee Ranch
Specializing in native bees as
alternative pollinators…..
3. Oklahoma’s Mason Bee Ranch is the first of its kind in
the state of Oklahoma. Our goal is to:
Attract native bees as alternative pollinators
Increase native bee population
Sustain native bee population
5. Honey Bee
The most recognized pollinators are various species of
bees. Most people think of the European Honey Bee or
Bumblebee when asked about pollinators. They are great
pollinators but they are not the only pollinators….
6. Did you know?
There were NO honey bees on the North
American continent until the 1620’s when
the colonists brought them to
Jamestown, Virginia so they could harvest
the bee’s honey.
7. • According to documentary evidence it took
the honey bee more than 200 years to cross
the continental United States.
8. Butterfly
While butterflies may not be as efficient as bees in pollinating plants
and crops, butterflies certainly do their fair share in bringing about seed
and fruit production.
9. Did you know?
That butterflies taste with their feet? Their
taste sensors are located in the feet, and by
standing on their food, they can taste it.
10. Humming Bird
Hummingbird
Birds are very important pollinators of wildflowers throughout the
world. In the continental United States, hummingbirds are key in
wildflower pollination
11. Did you know?
• The hummingbird is the only bird that can fly
backwards AND upside down.
• The smallest bird in the world is the bee
hummingbird. It weighs approximately 1.6
grams.
14. Pollen
• Pollen is a fine to coarse powder made by
plants. The pollen consists of grains carrying
male cells.
• Pollination happens when the pollen is moved
to a female part of a flower.
• Most flowering plants rely on nature, such as
wind, insects and birds to move this pollen
around.
15. Pollination
While visiting flowers to gather nectar and
pollen, pollinators (bees, birds and other insects)
brush against the reproductive part of the
flower, depositing pollen from a recently visited
flower. Without this step many plants would not be
able to produce fruit and seeds.
16. The Importance of Pollinators
Pollinators are essential to our environment
Pollinators are necessary for the reproduction
of nearly 75% of the world’s flowering plants.
The United States grows more than 130 crops
that need or benefit from pollinators.
17. Imagine this……
• No blueberries….
• No cherries…….
• No flowers……
• No melons………
• No Chocolate…….yes…. no chocolate!
19. Economics
• Science Daily reported on April 1, 2008 that
the economic value of insect pollinated crops
in the United States was estimated to be $57
billion dollars annually.
• Native insects are responsible for pollinating
at least 4 billion dollars in crops each year.
• So, think twice before you swat that annoying
insect……
20. What is CCD?
• CCD is the term used for Colony Collapse
disorder, identified in late 2006.
• CCD is a phenomenon in which worker bees
from a beehive or European honey bee
colony abruptly disappear.
• Colony collapse is significant because many
agricultural crops worldwide are pollinated
by bees.
21. What causes CCD?
• Pesticides may be having negative effects on
honey bees.
• A new parasite or pathogen may be attacking
honey bees.
• A perfect storm of stresses may have
weakened colonies leading to collapse.
• Still unsolved is what makes the bees fly off
into the wild yonder at the point of death and
simply disappear.
22. CCD Solution
• Because no clear cause (either a single factor
or a combination of factors) for CCD has been
established and demonstrated experimentally,
a treatment for CCD is not currently possible.
• Many potential causes are currently being
investigated.
• Because of the CCD phenomenon, native
pollinators are more important than ever.
23. Why Should I Care?
• Bee pollination is responsible for $15 billion in
added crop value, particularly for specialty
crops such as almonds and other
nuts, berries, fruits, and vegetables.
• About one mouthful of three in YOUR diet
directly or indirectly benefits from honey bee
pollination.
29. The Basics…
• Orchard Mason Bee eggs are laid within a series
of mud chambers, placed in a hole, piece of straw
or reed about the width of a pencil and 6" or so
deep. Female eggs are laid in the rear of the
hole, given a meal of pollen and nectar then
sealed in and protected from the winter with
mud. Usually several eggs will be laid in each nest
females in the rear and males up front. Each
female bee will build three to five separate nests.
Collecting the pollen and nectar for each egg
takes about two dozen separate trips. Mason
bees have a range of about 100 yards.
31. Life cycle, nesting habits, and manageability
• The period of adult activity naturally coincides with the time of fruit
tree bloom.
• The bee thrives in the climatic zones where fruit trees are grown.
• It nests in inexpensive, man-made, or altered natural substrates,
finding all its material needs in or near the crop.
• It is gentle, permitting human activities near its nests.
• It is relatively free of parasites and predators, or can easily be managed
to eliminate them.
• Each female makes many cells that produce females in the next
generation, thus the population can increase rapidly.
• Males live short and very happy lives.
33. Let’s Do Some Math
Native bees are very efficient. Many species
of native bees are much more efficient than
honey bees at pollinating flowers. For
example, only 250 orchard mason bees
(Osmia) are required to effectively pollinate
one acre of apples. On the other hand, honey
bees would require one and a half to two
honey bee hives or approximately 15,000 to
20,000 honey bees to do the same task!
34. The Amazing Mason Bee
Doesn’t make honey
Rarely stings
Efficient pollinator for early crops
35. What can I do?
Plant a pollinator garden
Build a native bee nesting box
Avoid or limit pesticide use
36. Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator
friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about
anywhere!
40. Resources
• The Xerces Society has an excellent resource
• http://www.xerces.org/pollinator-resource-
center/
• The 2010 CCD Progress Report is available
online at: http://www.ars.usd … port2010.pdf
Welcome to National Women in Ag. Association’s First Annual Symposium. I hope you enjoy your time with us. If there is anything that I can do to assist you please let me know.
My name is Cathy Johnson. I am the proprietor (Queen Bee) of Oklahoma’s Mason Bee Ranch.
Our goal is to attract, increase population and sustain native mason bees (Osmia) as alternative pollinators for orchardists, back yard and other specialty crop producers here in Oklahoma. It is important to note that native bees have their own regions throughout the US. In order to sustain native bee populations, you need to provide plants that attract and bloom during their short life cycle.
See next page….
Honey bees were imported from Europe and are not native to North America.
The only evidence we have of the initial importation of honey bees to North America is a letter written December 5, 1621 by the Council of the Virginia Company in London and addressed to the Governor and Council in Virginia.It was only with the help of humans that the honey bees managed to cross the last geographic barrier – the Rocky Mountains. Some immigrants transported them overland while others shipped the honey bees around the horn of South America. According to documentary evidence it took the honey bee more than 200 years to cross the continental United States.
Birds are very important pollinators of wildflowers throughout the world. In the continental United States, hummingbirds are key in wildflower pollination.
The smallest species — and smallest bird in the world — is the bee hummingbird, which weighs approximately 1.6 grams. It's the size of, well, a bee.
This bird is so small that it is sometimes mistaken for an insect.
You can see just how tiny the bee hummingbird is. It is about 2 inches long. It is native to Cuba and the Isle of Youth. However, there have been sightings in other places, such as Florida Keys.
Flowering plants include vegetables, fruit and flowers
Beneficial pollinators are responsible for putting these foods on your table. Without these beneficial pollinators, we would have to hand pollinate every single flowering plant in order for it to reproduce.
I can’t make is any plainer than that. While there are other reasons for hand pollination, I am concerned only with lack of natural pollinators. You too should be concerned.
Colony collapse disorder (CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term colony collapse disorder was first applied to a drastic rise in the number of disappearances of Western honey bee colonies in North America in late 2006.[1] Colony collapse is economically significant because many agricultural crops worldwide are pollinated by bees.This phenomenon, which currently does not have a recognizable underlying cause, has been termed "Colony Collapse Disorder" (CCD). The main symptom of CCD is simply no or a low number of adult honey bees present but with a live queen and no dead honey bees in the hive. Often there is still honey in the hive, and immature bees (brood) are present.
Pesticides may be having negative effects on honey bees.A new parasite or pathogen may be attacking honey bees.A perfect storm of stresses may have weakened colonies leading to collapse.Still unsolved is what makes the bees fly off into the wild yonder at the point of death.
Because no clear cause for CCD has been established and demonstrated experimentally, a treatment for CCD is not currently possible. Many potential causes are currently being investigated.
Bee pollination is responsible for $15 billion in added crop value, particularly for specialty crops such as almonds and other nuts, berries, fruits, and vegetables. About one mouthful in three in YOUR diet directly or indirectly benefits from honey bee pollination.
This list is only a brief example and is intended to bring awareness of just how crucial pollination is for our cropsI purposely selected crops that demonstrate the variety of pollinators.
There are about 3,500 species of bees in North America, and over 20,000 bee species worldwide. Most species of bees are active as adults for only a few weeks annually. The rest of the year, they live in their nests as larvae, pupae and dormant adults. Their active periods coincide with the times during which their preferred floral hosts bloom.
Wild native bees provide free pollination services and are often specialized for foraging on particular flowers, such as squash, berries or orchard crops. This specialization results in more efficient pollination and the production of larger and more abundant fruit from certain crops (Tepedino, 1981; Bosch and Kemp, 2001; Javorek et. al.,2002). The pollination done by native bees contributes an estimated $3 billion worth of crop production annually to the U.S. economy (Losey and Vaughan, 2006).
These are actual mason bee cocoons outside the nest. Blue arrow is male (small)Pink arrow is female (large) the female cocoons are considerably larger than the male cocoons.These orchard mason bees will chew their way into the world. If there are many of them, you can actually hear them chewing their cocoons.
Mason Bee cocoons in the nest.
B. Life cycle, nesting habits, and manageabilityThe period of adult activity naturally coincides with the time of fruit tree bloom. The bee thrives in the climatic zones where fruit trees are grown. It nests in inexpensive, man-made, or altered natural substrates, finding all its material needs in or near the crop. The bee nests gregariously in aggregations, making it convenient to manage a large population. It is gentle, permitting human activities near its nests. It is relatively free of parasites and predators, or can easily be managed to eliminate them. Each female makes many cells that produce females in the next generation, thus the population can increase rapidly and pollination is enhanced (females are better pollinators than males).
Native bees are very efficient. Many species of native bees are much more effective than honey bees at pollinating flowers. For example, only 250 orchard mason bees (Osmia) are required to effectively pollinate one acre of apples. On the other hand, honey bees would require one and a half to two honey bee hives or approximately 15,000 to 20,000 honey bees to do the same task!
Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!