The Sweetest Friend: Honey Bees
Gothandaraman Rajadurai*
Dept. of Plant Biotechnology, Centre for Plant Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu (641 003), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Agriculture, Honey bees, Honey bee species, Pollinators
Abstract
Pollinators are vital to both natural and agricultural ecosystems. Evidence is mounting that healthy pollination services are under threat all around the globe. In the overwhelming majority vast majority of plants, pollinators are responsible for reproduction and fruit set development and dispersal. Plants, in turn, provide pollinators with food and nesting sites. Honey bees play an important role in pollination all over the world. Honey bees are gregarious insects. Their colonies are made up of a queen, drones and workers. These eusocial insects are extremely important in our environment and are perfectly adapted to aid in pollination in the majority of agricultural and horticultural crops. They are also capable of producing honey and wax.
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