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Honeybees play an important role as pollinators for many plants. They fly from flower to flower, collecting nectar and pollen without paying any attention to field boundaries. If genetically modified Bt maize is grown, bees will certainly come into contact with the GM plants. Is there any impact on the honey production as a result? Scientists in Bavaria (Germany) have been investigating this question in a number of experiments. Responsible for the study was the Bavarian “Landesanstalt für Weinbau und Gartenbau (LWG), which undertook the experiments together with other local institutions. The results were published in 2005 and included the analysis of honey and pollen collected by bees in closer proximity to GM maize cultivations.
Pollen loads Spring honey
The researchers demonstrated that the entry chance of GM maize into honey can be eliminated almost fully if the bee colonies are not in close proximity to the GM field. The experiments confirmed that bees are not attenuated or harmed by approved genetically modified maize varieties. The scientists thereby concluded that the cultivation of Bt-plants does not affect the beekeeping industry. See also on GMO-Compass:
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