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Monday, 11/19/2018 9:06:01 PM

Monday, November 19, 2018 9:06:01 PM

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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/cannabis-fields-offer-late-season-pollen-source-stressed-bees

Pest management techniques for hemp are still a work in progress. There are even questions about which insects are truly hemp pests, said entomologist Whitney Cranshaw, also of Colorado State. New potential menaces have arrived since the early 20th century, when farmers were growing hemp with very low concentrations of the psychoactive compound THC as a crop for fiber and other practical uses. Anti-drug legislation eventually made growing any cannabis forms illegal for decades in the United States.



And from the actual experiment that’s linked in the above article:

Given the attractiveness of hemp to bees, we analyzed the nutritional content of hemp pollen in relation to honeybee health. With the proposed Hemp Farming Act of 2018, farmer interest in hemp cultivation is expected to grow. While the diversity of bees on flowering hemp indicates its ecological value, expanding hemp cultivation is likely to draw pests to the crop requiring pest control measures. Our documentation of bee diversity in hemp and the nutritional value of hemp pollen, supports the need for the development of integrated pest management practices that protect pollinators and maintain ecosystem functions.