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Bees
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Efficient honey manufacturers and prolific pollinators, honey bees are key players in everything from commercial crop yields to the beauty of a backyard garden. But, adds Harman, their survival and growth is now entirely dependent on human intervention.
A bee in Brazil’s bonnet
She’s worked with “killer bees” in Brazil and Panama. She’s assisted beekeepers in Macedonia, Russia, and the Ukraine. Next stop — Armenia in April.
Having traveled extensively on behalf of Volunteers in Cooperative Overseas Assistance and other international organizations, Harman observed that the United States and Canada are doing more than any other nation to address the pollination problem.
In many cases, it comes down to a distorted view of capitalism. While U.S. beekeepers are paid to bring their bees to crops for pollination services, beekeepers in other countries have to pay the farmers for the “privilege” of allowing their bees to buzz about.
“They think the bees and beekeepers are benefiting from the crop usage,” said Harman. “The only crop that might benefit the bees, in terms of honey production, are citrus crops, and you don’t see many of those in Eastern Europe.”
Harman added that while the issue of pollination is on the minds of North
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