Bee’s and cannabis can save the world together
Bee’s and cannabis can save the world together
More companies are starting to focus on saving the bee’s and cannabis together. One of these companies are the company Swiss Original Cannabis which have a base in Basel, Switzerland.
Swiss Original Cannabis is a firm supporter of making the enviroment a greener placer for everybody. We do hope that more companies will follow their footsteps.
According to a new study, bees are huge fans of hemp. Tall hemp plants appear to attract hive populations in swarms and the bees are also receving benefits from hemp pollen.
The latest study, made by Cornell University researchers, was published in Environmental Entomology The findings reinforce findings from a previous study published by Colorado State University that bees are very attracted to cannabis, due to the plant's large amount of pollen.
The finding may pave the way for future studies that may uncover new ways to support the strained by-populations of no less than 16 different species along the northeastern United States. The study also found that tall hemp plants attract 17 times more bees than the shorter plants.
The findings are unusual. Cannabis does not produce the sweet nectar found in typical flower varieties that attract insects. The bright colors that most often attract bees and other insects to other plants are also less dazzling than other flower varieties, which make up the unique find.
The author of the study explains the significant implications of these findings, such as having a decisive impact on declining bee populations in the United States.
“The rapid expansion of hemp production in the United States may have a significant impact on the dynamics of agro-economic pollination.
As a late-season crop flowering during a period of seasonal flower shortage, hemp may well have a particularly high potential for improving bee populations and subsequent pollination services for crops in the following years, by filling gaps in the season's scarcity of resources.
Bees, a crucial pollinator worldwide, are responsible for plant reproduction and play a crucial role in our food production. Without bees, many crops would simply disappear.
The study's authors have gone to great lengths to explain that although bees are particularly interested in hemp, cannabinoid-rich pollen will not infiltrate our diets, and would rather "not affect bees' development due to the lack of cannabinoid receptors in insects."
