Obviously,some people claim that native bees are not the only pollinator there are other pollinators. In fact, 30% of crops are pollinated by only bees. However, without bees pollinating many crops would disappear such as fruit, vegetable, and nuts. If bees disappear that diversity crops would gone after bees(Morse, 2000). “Honey bees are big money makers for U. S. agriculture. These social and hardworking insects produce six hive products honey, pollen, royal jelly, beeswax, propolis, and venom all collected and used by people for various nutritional and therapeutic purposes” (“Helping Agriculture’s Helpful”).
The beginning of agricultural industry in 1909 in New Jersey U. S. started using honey bees as pollinate for apple trees. The honey bee colonies moved from crops to another moving the pollen which pollinated them. After, using the honey bee as pollinator U. S agriculture has increased the value and quality. Moreover, starting honey bees colonies, an agricultural industry using bee income has dramatically increased by 9. 3 billion in 1989. Agriculture gaining two benefits through bees pollination direct, using the bee to pollinate alfalfa seed which give hay to feed livestock the indirect benefit.
The direct benefit is 19 million and the indirect benefit is 4,5 billion per year. The studies show the increase in crops production during two last decade in several examples such as berries, watermelon and strawberry using the honey bee as pollinators since 1989. (Morse, 2000) Today, agriculture total income from crops pollinated by bees has increased to 14 million dollars in the U. S. and 215 billion worldwide. Honey bee pollination is valuable 10 to 20 time than the total value of honey products. The honey bee colonies moved from crops to another to pollinated by transfer the pollen.
Also, more than 90 percent of the pollination of plants done by bees in wildlife. Moreover, the demand for bee pollination to assure food supply is increasing with people population increasing. The size of people portion diet depends directly on pollination that create more pressure on pollination generally and bee pollination in specific. CCD make a serious concern about the future of food supply by killing several million of the best dedicated pollinators all over the world. With insufficient bee pollination, not only the global food supply would be unsecured for the near future but also,crops diversity.
The food supply could survive for few years with the bee population decreasing. However, people would live with limited corps such as Corn, wheat, rice and other grains which rely on winds to pollinate them for while. (Abrol,2011) The increasing of people population require increasing in food reproductive to fulfilling food demand to prevent food crisis. Apiculture should save to provide promising future to next generations. According to the U. S. Department of Agriculture ,they focusing five state because of their lose by 30 percent every winter of their hive.
They try to improve the bee health in several way to avoid the consequences of apiculture on agriculture. There are many attempt to assure that food resources would not be affected by any bee diseases. (“Bees and Survival”). The European Commission approval their attitude to stop using pesticide especially to stop losing the prosperity of their agriculture industry. Matthias Wuthrich, ecological farming campaigner and European bees project leader at Greenpeace Switzerland, said.
“EU countries simply can’t wait any longer and must take immediate action with a complete and immediate ban on these bee-killers. (Agriculture greenspace in Europe) the importance of bees to the environment and in food web which is chain of animals rely on each other in ecosystem. That food web by saved bee pollinated the alfalfa seed then having hay for COWS ,chicken ,and other animals. Bee start to visit about two million flowers and fly 55,000 miles, pollinated plant and collect nectar and pollen. When people start the oblivious use of pesticide and GM food,they affect the ecosystem negatively. The declining of bee pollination cause the decline of other independence such as animal and some plants.
Also, the wildlife and green landscape are rely on bee pollination, that what cause colorful and diversity. There is not enough solid evidence of the benefits of bee products to health-it is considered alternative medicine. “Bee’s honey is one of the most valued and appreciated natural substances known to mankind since ancient times. ” As a traditional medicine the honey has been used since ancient cultures. There are several kind of bee’s honey their affect differently. The best type of honey in medicine use is ‘Makshika’. According to modern scientific view, the best bee’s honey is made by Apis mellifera .
The significant value of bee’s honey led to the honey usage in medicine, cosmetic,and home remedy in several ancient cultures. For instance many cultures have traditional usage of honey such as Arabic and Ayurveda, which is one of the oldest medicine system in india. In this culutre people used to have some home remedy based on old people knwoledge about honey and other natuer substance. For example, Fresh bee’s honey is used in treatment of throat infections, hiccups, dizziness,eczema, healing of wounds, ulcers and used as a nutritious for weak people.
The wide range beneficial uses of bee’s honey are including medicinal, nutritive, and cosmetic. Also, people claim that honey promotes mental health, they use it for young used in cosmetic purposes. Old bee’s honey is used to treat vomiting, diarrhea, rheumatoid arthritis, obesity, diabetes mellitus and in preserving meat and fruits. The popular usage of honey in cosmetic treatment because the benefit as skin moisturizers. bee’s honey is used in preparing facial washes, hair conditioners and in treatment of pimples.
Bee’s honey could be considered as one of the safest products from nature and without side effects. (Ediriweera & Premarathna, 2012) In addition, honey, propolis, and royal jelly, products originating in the beehive, are important in healthy foods. Several aspects of this use show powerful functions such as antibacterial, antioxidant, antitumor, and antiviral. Propolis and Royal jelly are effective substances produced by honeybees, due to its many biological potent aspects, such as, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects.
Biological activities of honey, propolis, and royal jelly are because of phenolic compounds such as flavonoids. Flavonoids also has strong substan that affects as antibacterial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, antiallergic, and vasodilatory actions. In addition, flavonoids stop lipid peroxidation, platelet aggregation, capillary permeability and fragility, and the activity of enzyme systems including cyclo-oxygenase and lipoxygenase. (Yatsunami and Echigo 1984) Not only honey but also, venom is effective medicine, too.
The studies and experiment that done by Department of Arthropathy, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine, Hangzhou 310003, China to study the bee-sting, venom therapy, in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. They divided the hundred rheumatoid arthritis patients to two groups and continue the conventional medicine one group wes given bee-sting, venom therapy, once a day for 3 months. They conclude to find that bee venom makes the patients less swelling, pain and pressing pain. Also, they have less conventional medicine then the beginning of the treatment. (Zhen Ci Yan Jiu, 2008)