谢菲尔德的欧洲蜜蜂, 英格兰
谢菲尔德的欧洲蜜蜂, 英格兰 (© Deborah Vernon/Alamy)
一群蜂鸣器(A bevy of buzzers)
当春天的花朵盛开时,你会听到蜜蜂从一朵花到另一朵花嗡嗡作响的轻柔嗡嗡声。一年中的这个时候是蜜蜂授粉的高峰期。蜜蜂是植物授粉者,这使它们对我们的陆地生态系统至关重要。在进食时,它们收集花粉带回蜂箱。其中一些花粉从一株植物带到另一株植物,帮助它们繁殖并产出更好的作物。在世界上排名前107位的作物中,蜜蜂占90%以上,所以“忙碌的蜜蜂”这个标签不是神话!世界各地的蜜蜂数量都在下降,所以我们支持我们勤劳的朋友,减少杀虫剂的使用,种植本土植物,让他们和平地工作,这一点很重要。
原文:
As flowers bloom in springtime, you'll hear the soft hum of bees buzzing from blossom to blossom. This time of the year is the peak pollination period for bees. Bees are plant pollinators, which makes them vital to our terrestrial ecosystem. While feeding, they gather pollen to take back to their hives. Some of this pollen gets carried from plant to plant, helping them to reproduce and yield better crops. Bees attend to over 90% of the world's top 107 crops, so the label 'busy bee' is no myth! Bee populations worldwide have declined, so it’s important that we support our industrious friends by reducing pesticide use, growing native plants and letting them go about their work in peace.
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