Review of Crop Pollination by Honey Bees World-wide
Honey bees are among the most important pollinators in natural ecosystems world-wide, playing a major role in maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem function.Honey bees are also of major economic importance for crop pollination.In this paper, the author reviewed the role of honey bees in ecosystems, the importance of pollination by honey bees in global agricultural production, pollination by honey bees in developed countries, trends in the cultivation of different crops world-wide, and changes in the number of honey bee colonies world-wide.Finally, the author analyzed the current situation, the problems, and some solutions for crop pollination by honey bees in China.