Marijuana pollen in America is a source of nutrition for bees

American biologists have explained why many bees appear in cannabis fields in the United States. While marijuana flowers have no honey, marijuana pollen is a source of nutrition for bees.

According to esa.confex.com, at the Entomology Conference 2018, the US biologists published their findings, which discovered that at the end of the summer, cannabis fields could be An important resource for bees.

Despite the fact that both hemp and other cannabis varieties do not have nectar, bees still appear in these fields.

At this time, many crops that have no longer bloomed lead to a shortage of nutrients for pollinators. Therefore, hemp becomes a valuable source of pollen for bees to feed. The number of bees in many parts of the United States is declining and commercial cultivation of cannabis can help overcome this situation.

It is known that according to the law applied in the twentieth century, most countries in the world banned the cultivation of any species of this cannabis plant. However, some US states recently legalized marijuana smoking, then the cannabis fields began to appear in the United States, especially the state of Colorado leading the country in hemp production ( Cannabis sativa L.) . Being versatile, versatile, hemp is highly valued for fiber and seeds.

There are two subspecies of cannabis growing, including plants that contain high concentrations of nerve active substances and hemp that have been used in many countries to produce plant fibers for production. fibers and fabrics. All these plants are pollinated by the wind, meaning they do not need insects to reproduce.

Despite the fact that both hemp and other cannabis varieties do not have nectar, biologists have found that many bees appear in these fields. American entomologists at the University of Colorado conducted the study for a month and as a result of the 66 species of bees living in Colorado, they captured representatives of 23 bees on two cannabis fields.

The authors first assessed the nutritional value of hemp pollen used by bees to feed larvae. During the study, scientists found very few other flowering plants in the study area. According to scientists, this may explain bee's interest in marijuana plants. Biologists say this needs to be taken into account when developing strategies to combat cannabis worms. However, scientists are not sure which insects are considered to be harmful to marijuana.