THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BEES IN THE UK

Authors
CARRECK N WILLIAMS I
Citation
N. Carreck et I. Williams, THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BEES IN THE UK, Bee world, 79(3), 1998, pp. 115-123
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology,Agriculture
Journal title
Bee world → ACNP
ISSN journal
0005772X
Volume
79
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
115 - 123
Database
ISI
SICI code
0005-772X(1998)79:3<115:TEVOBI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
In the UK, as elsewhere in Europe, bees are valued not only for the ho ney and wax that they produce, but also for the pollination service th at they provide to the majority of our crops and wild flowers, However , no estimate of their value in economic terms has been made in recent years.