Bee World
Bee Taxonomy stinger vs. no stinger
Animal Pollinator Species
30,000
approx. different species of bees
Bees approx.
social
Other Vertibrates Midge Carrion Flies Fruit Flies Bats
Global Value
Sunbirds Honey Eaters
parasite
Bumble bees and many other bee species make their nest in holes the ground or in loose grass. Many other bees prefer to nest above ground in twigs, stems and wood. Nest materials include leaf and petal clippings, plant hairs, resins, mud, fine pebbles. Bee hives are constructed by honey bees, and are produced from plant resin and beeswax.
Certain bee species favour different flowering plants over others, and are thus regarded as floral specialists. Less discerning bee species are known as floral generalists.
A type of bee which lacks pollen collecting structures and lays eggs in other bee species’ nests.
total value of crop production reliant on insect pollination
Asia South
circles are sized relative to the ratio of total crop production to crop production reliant on insect pollination
418.4 €
148.9€ an Union Europe
210 200
14.4€
180 170
North Af rica 39 .7€
West A frica 4 8.9€ East Africa So 19.6€ Central Africa 10.1 uth Africa € 19.2€
160 150 140
an 51.1€ nd Caribbe erica a al Am Centr
130 120
210 200
North America 125.7€
190
220
East As ia
South Am erica 1 87.7€
220
420
219.4€
14.2€ 7.8€ 4.2€
5.0€
3.5€
1.7€ 9.3€
14.0€
0.9€
110
190
51.5€
Non EU 67.8€
180 Middle East A sia
63.5€
.9€ ast Asia 167 South E
170 160 150
Cent ral A sia 1 1.8. 4€
11.6€
140 130 120 110
0.7€
100 90
90
11.6€
80
100 80
1.1€
70
1.3€
60
70
Ocean ia 18 .8€
60
50
50
40
40
30
30
Global Flora 20
90%
2:1
10 0
of flowering plants rely on animal pollinators
100%
Almonds
200,000 known flowering plant species are dependent on pollination from 100,000 animal pollinator species worldwide.
2%
Strawberries
90%
Apples
48%
Peaches
90%
Blueberries
Total Production Economic Value (€ billions)
Hummingbirds
Total Production Economic Value (€ billions)
floral vs. specialist floral generalist
Beetles Ants
Butterflies
#€
ground vs. nester twig/wood nester vs. hive nester
Thrips
Moths
420
solitary
Other Animal Pollinators
animal pollinators.
Social bees defer procreation to a singular queen bee and all other females are infertile. Group sizes can range from under a dozen to colonies of hundreds of bees. Solitary bees are species where every female has the ability to procreate. They live in smaller groups, and tend to nest in twigs and in the ground.
vs.
Wasps
100,000 different species of
Honey bees, sweat bees, and bumblebees are famous for their ability to sting, but a large amount of bee species are not equiped with stingers. Stingless bees can mostly be found in sub-tropical and tropical regions.
100%
#%
Brazil Nuts
20 10 0
% of crop production dependent on bee pollination
1%
27%
Grapes
2% 5%
Soy Beans
Peanuts
Oranges
90%
Cashews
90%
Buckwheat
16%
Cotton