Do you know the world will cease to exist if Honeybees vanish from Earth? Among the quality product that is harvested from the yellow buzzers, honey is well renowned. The Honeybees play a very vital role in our life apart from producing honey. Honeybees are the basis of the ecosystem. Honeybees play a vital role in its protection and without them, the ecosystem would collapse. In this blog we will discuss about honeybees and the ecosystem – a connection of life.
What is Ecosystem?
An ecosystem is a biological sphere in which an organism interacts with another organism, also with the physical environment. Ecosystems are of various types with diverse compositions. As we humans are a part of an ecosystem, so are the Honeybees. Let’s move forward with the connection of honeybees and the ecosystem.
Honey Bees and the Ecosystem:
- Honeybees are the major Pollinators. They contribute towards the Pollination of 30% of world’s crops and 90% of the plants to survive and thrive.
- Honeybees are responsible for the production of nuts, berries, seeds and fruits in the wild. Not only several wild species rely on the bees for their pollination, but they are food source of wild animals for their survival too.
- Honeybees are the major source of food too, not only for humans but for a lot of other organisms such as birds and animals.
- Honeybees provide wildlife habitats to numerous other organisms in the forests.
- The Honeybees help in development and aid growth of tropical and deciduous forests as they are the ultimate pollinators.
- The Honeybees contribute a very huge percentage of financial contribution to the food industry.
- The Green on this earth is highly dependent on bees and humans can’t survive without the green. Let’s just take a moment to be grateful! And thank Honeybees for their magical efforts because of which we exist, breathe, and we are living. Always welcome your little yellow buzzy protectors in your gardens or home!
