Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Honeybee shortage
threatens crop pollination in Europe.
More honeybees needed
to make the world greener?
EU is taking
initiative to replace fossil fuels by biofuels such as oilseed rape, sunflowers
and soybeans. That sounds environmentally friendly, doesn’t it? Then plant and
grow more of them!
Unfortunately,
nature or food chain isn’t that simple. In order to increase those bio-fuel
producing crops, more pollinators such as honey bees or bumblebees are needed,
otherwise farmers could face shortage of pollination to grow crops for food. And
researchers have found that there is severe shortage of honeybees in some part
of Europe, particularly in the U.K. If the problem isn't solved swiftly,
British farmers could have to bear financial burden to pollinate fruits and
vegetables.
Enjoy reading and
learning about how food chain affects agriculture and environment.
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