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Mikko Tiusanen, MSc, investigated in his doctoral dissertation the structure and functioning of plants and their pollinators in Arctic regions.
"Up north, there are very few Apidae, such as bees and bumblebees, so other insect groups bear the main responsibility for pollination," explains Tiusanen.
In his study, Tiusanen found that relatives of the ubiquitous housefly had a central role. These members of the Muscidae family are important pollinators, whose abundance impacts the seed production of northern plants.
Flowering in the Arctic occurs in the few weeks after the snow has melted. The subsequent profusion of flowers causes intensive competition for the pollination services provided by insects.
The abundant mountain avens with its attractive flowers hoards most of the pollinator visits, which leaves the pollination of rare and less attractive flowers particularly inadequate. At the height of mountain avens' blooming time, even their own seed production suffers from the competition for pollinators within the species itself.
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(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday October 14 2018, @02:17AM (3 children)
Keep them.
That is, become a beekeeper. My father was a beekeeper, as was his mother. I plan to keep bees myself but my present living situation may not permit that.
Before you buy your first beehive, ask all your neighbors if they are allergic. Where I went to high school that was required by the city code, but even if its not where you live it would be the considerate thing to do.
While grandma and dad always wore bee suits and used smokers, I found that I could open the hive and remove the honeycombs without getting stung. You just have to be slow and gentle about it. Bees have an exquisite sense of smell; I expect that letting them become accustomed to my BO helped.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 14 2018, @05:52AM
One does not merely become accustomed to the BO of MDC...
A more rational explanation is that the bees did not sting because they were too busy recoiling in disgust and choking upon their own vomit.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 14 2018, @07:56AM (1 child)
https://inhabitat.com/philips-unveils-sexy-concept-bee-keeping-gadget/ [inhabitat.com]
https://www.honeyflow.com/ [honeyflow.com]
Why not?
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Sunday October 14 2018, @09:21AM
A father and son lived in poverty for ten years while they developed Flow Hive, at some point they were couch-surfing with relatives.
Their initial Indiegogo campaign raised twelve million because they demoed at the office of an Australian local paper, then its story got picked up world-wide.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]