Pollution problem: acid rain and beekeeping

Journal Article · Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1979 · Glean Bee Cult; ()

OSTI ID:6151818

Hayes, B

Some of the problems caused by acid rain are presented with emphasis on the effects on bees, especially in the Northeast. Scientists believe that rain east of the Mississippi is below 5.6 and average Northeastern rainfall is now down to pH 4. Trace minerals are being leached out of the soils and nectar that lacks calcium is being passed by when the bees forage. The first plants to show the effects will be the wild varieties of the legumes, such as clover. This leaves only plants on the extreme end of the acid scale such as the blueberry for bee forage. This leads to the side effect of the movement of calcium in nectar which will be restricted due to a lack of calcium-lime.

• OSTI ID: 6151818
• Journal Information: Glean Bee Cult; (), Vol. 107:11
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ACID RAIN
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS
BEES
POPULATION DENSITY
FOOD CHAINS
CONTAMINATION
PLANTS
PLANT GROWTH
SOILS
LEACHING
AIR POLLUTION
CALCIUM
ECOLOGY
FEDERAL REGION I
FEDERAL REGION II
FEDERAL REGION III
FEDERAL REGION IV
FORAGE
NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY
PH VALUE
POLLEN
ALKALINE EARTH METALS
ANIMAL FEEDS
ANIMALS
ARTHROPODS
ATMOSPHERIC PRECIPITATIONS
DISSOLUTION
ELEMENTS
FOOD
GAMETES
GERM CELLS
GROWTH
HYMENOPTERA
INSECTS
INVERTEBRATES
METALS
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
RAIN
SEPARATION PROCESSES
USA
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