What exactly is meant by the death of bees?
Bee deaths are also known as Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD . This happens when the hive is abandoned by the majority of mature worker bees . The queen, her immature brood and care bees are left alone.
In the past, such a decline in bees has been documented several times. But it is only over the course of the last century that the frequency and severity of this bridging has increased rapidly.
The use of pesticides in agriculture is suspected as a possible cause of CCD. But genetically modified crops and the excessive cultivation of monocultures also lead to a general reduction in plant diversity - and this in turn leads to nutritional stress for bees.
How bees can benefit from growing hemp
Researchers at Cornell University in New York State have found that 16 different species of bees prefer hemp.
It is still unclear what exactly attracts bees to hemp. Unlike flowers, hemp pollen is distributed by the wind and does not attract bright colors or fragrant nectar. The male hemp plant provides bees with plenty of pollen . The older this hemp plant is, the more species of bees are attracted to it.
Due to hemp's unique flowering period, it has a special benefit for bees. In times of flower shortages , hemp has the potential to be a food source for different types of bees . In this way, it also contributes to maintaining the pollination performance of other crops.
Make your own plant bee-friendly:
- Growing male cannabis plants outdoors
- Do not use pesticides (neither chemical nor organic)
Conclusion
Hemp can help prevent CCD . And by growing the male cannabis plant outdoors, every individual can take part in alleviating the problem of CCD.
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