The World Depends on Bees: LSU Researchers Work to Keep Them Healthy & Numerous
By Kristen Healy, LSU AgCenter
Western honeybees, Apis mellifera, serve as important pollinators of crops around the globe. It is estimated that 35% of the world’s crops are dependent on bees for pollination. Globally, they pollinate hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of crops annually. Without bees for pollination, it is estimated that people would lose one in every three bites of food they eat daily.