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Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Benefit of bees even bigger than thought: food study

Benefit of bees even bigger than thought: food study
Paris (AFP) Dec 04, 2013 - Bees have a much greater economic value than is widely known, according to a scientific probe into strawberry-growing published on Wednesday. Strawberries pollinated by bees were of far higher commercial value than fruit that was self-pollinated or pollinated by the wind. They were heavier, firmer and redder and had a longer shelf life, researchers in Germany found. Bees are under th ... morehttp://www.seeddaily.com/reports/Benefit_of_bees_even_bigger_than_thought_food_study_999.html
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