"...honeybees pollinate much of the other stuff that adds color to - TopicsExpress



          

"...honeybees pollinate much of the other stuff that adds color to our plate and vitamins and antioxidants to our diet. They give us blueberries, apples, berries, cherries, melons, grapefruit, avocados, squash, broccoli, carrots, onions, and more. If it lowers cholesterol, improves eyesight or turbocharges the immune system, it was probably fertilized by a bee. A surprising amount of our well-being rests on those tiny striped backs—and on the beekeepers who haul 2 million hives from crop to crop every year, renting them out for pollination." - eatingwell/food_news_origins/green_sustainable/the_importance_of_bees_to_our_food_supply
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:05:29 +0000

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