How to help heat-stressed bees and protect global food supply 19.09.2022

Deutsche Welle | Sep 19, 2022 at 2:00 AM
  • As summer ends for some and spring blooms for others, bees and butterflies are doing their best to pollinate the flowers that become the food we eat.
  • Limited pollen resources could not only mean fewer offspring; it can also cause an imbalance in the number of males and females that are born.
  • Wildflowers that are more climate resilient can then be planted in the vicinity of crops to attract pollinators, researchers having demonstrated how crop yields can rise when bordering wildflowers promote bee visitation.