World Bee Day

  Without bees there would be no flowering plants, and without flowering plants there would be no bees. Without bees biodiversity would not be so great. Biodiversity is measured as the number of different plant and animal species found in a certain unit area. Biodiversity is highest in tropical forest areas and lowest in the Arctic. High biodiversity is related to the high age of the ecosystem, and a stable environment. A stable environment creates the possibility of development of specialization and use of narrow ecological niches . The explanation of the high biodiversity in tropical forests can be as the species’ efforts to avoid attack by diseases and pests. Both can be much more serious in a tropical forest biome with a constant supply of water, and a hot and stable temperature. The high diversity with its high specialization in pollination relationships can also be a danger for the forest. The specialist pollinator must have access to food all year round. Many of the small...

While pollinators are not mentioned explicitly in the text of the SustainableDevelopment Goals (SDGs), their sustainable management contributes directly to the achievements of SDGs 1, 2 and 15. SDG 1: No poverty . Many rural communities, particularly in developing regions, rely on pollination-dependent crops for their income. Pollinators enhance agricultural productivity, which boosts the economic resilience of smallholder farmers. Pollinators can also play an important role in alleviating poverty through their role in diversification of income streams through beekeeping and the provision of high value crops. SDG 2: Zero hunger . Pollinators play a key role in the production of cultivated and wild food plants which are crucial for combating hunger and malnutrition. Therefore, a thriving pollinators population is critically important for the efforts to ensure food security and nutrition for all. SDG 15: Life on land .  Pollinators are necessary for maintaining biodiversity, as t...