Apiculture Program
Importance of Bees in Environmental, Social, and Economic Contexts
Environmental Benefits:
Bees are indispensable to the balance of ecosystems. Beekeeping plays a crucial role in maintaining plant biodiversity by ensuring the healthy management of honey bee populations, which are closely dependent on the quality of the environment. Pollination, a fundamental process in natural terrestrial ecosystems, is essential for food production and establishes a direct link between wild ecosystems and agricultural production systems. Most flowering plant species produce seeds only if pollinators, like bees, carry pollen from the anthers to the stigmas of the flowers. Without this service, many interdependent species and ecosystem processes would disappear. Therefore, bees are among the most effective pollinators, and their activity directly supports the great production of food.
