{"id":4586,"date":"2020-01-28T14:21:01","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T19:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/?p=4586"},"modified":"2020-07-08T17:51:42","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T21:51:42","slug":"could-cannabis-save-the-worlds-dwindling-bee-population","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.veriheal.com\/blog\/could-cannabis-save-the-worlds-dwindling-bee-population\/","title":{"rendered":"Could Cannabis Save The World’s Dwindling Bee Population?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

Bees provide essential functions vital to the survival of humans, plants, and animals. Their numbers are dropping dangerously low and many professionals and scientists are warning people to get proactive with protecting and saving the bees. If we are to save the bees, we need to know why they\u2019re important, how they got to such low numbers and what we could do to help save their species, and subsequently other species too. Recently there has been a lot of buzzing around the notion that cannabis can help save the bees. Let\u2019s buzz right into all of it.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Why are bees important for human, plant and animal survival?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Simply put, bees allow plants to reproduce through pollination. These plants are important to the food system. Those plants feed animals and humans, it also feeds and nourishes the animals we consume for meat. Bee pollination of plants also ensures that the survival of those plants continues.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

If the numbers of bees reach depletion, there will be a huge disruption in our food chain which could lead to severe suffering. Yes, there are other pollinating insects, but bees are the worlds\u2019 most important ones. One-third of our food relies on bee pollination alone.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Bees pollinate more than 100 types of crops and are also monumental in the pollination of grass that fee cattle. Without them, there would be less beef, milk, and cheese. Bees are also important for providing us with plants producing fruits, nuts, and vegetables.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Although these busy bees provide us with those contributions which are priceless, they also contribute 3-digit millions in revenue to the economy as a result of their hard work.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Why is the number of bees dropping so drastically?<\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

There are three main reasons that are responsible for the loss of population:\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n