Beekeeping

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Pollination

  • Cultivated crops known to benefit from honey bee pollination are estimated at about $9 billion annually in the United States.
  • The value of pollination of agricultural crops by honey bees in Texas is estimated at $480 million each year.
  • Honey bees in the United States pollinate about $10 billion worth of crops each year, including apples, berries, cantaloupes, cucumbers and almonds.