Pollination, biodiversity and us
On average, more than 30% of bee colonies disappear in Belgium every year. The acceptable rate is 10%... This is an excellent indicator of the extent to which pollinators in general (bees, butterflies, beetles, etc.) are threatened.
Yet, the well-being of pollinators and man is closely interlinked! That fact is not purely an environmental one, it also happens to be an economic reality.
Pollination is the manner in which most flowers reproduce. It entails the process of carrying a pollen grain from the stamen (male organ) to the pistil (female organ) which allows plants to be fertilised. More often than not, pollen grains are carried by pollinating insects (entomophilous pollination), in the main, bees.