Bees and Permapiculture: balancing agricultural ecosystems
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Permaculture dates back to the origins of man, fauna and flora that coexist on planet earth, each with a mission that contributes to maintaining the harmonious balance of ecosystems, for which, bees, the noble laborious, play a fundamental role in the pollination of agricultural crops and the diversity of plant species, floral, timber, fruit that make up the agro ecosystems, without which, the food of man would be limited; So much so that permapiculture safeguards the natural habitats of bees to guarantee their productivity, preserve their health and prolong their life; in this context, the objective of the work delved into the importance of permapiculture to maintain the balance of agricultural and agroforestry ecosystems, nature and mother earth as a whole. Based on a methodology of documentary review in primary and secondary sources, books, manuals and scientific articles, live recorded workshops and recorded interviews of experts, it was possible to obtain as results a characterization of permapiculture to determine that its importance lies in the rescue of ancestral knowledge that respects the natural environment of bees as producers of food and health for men. For these reasons, it is necessary to renew the traditional beekeeping practices oriented to an intensive beekeeping, towards the permapiculture that will guarantee the permanence of the brides of the sun on earth, and consequently to all the species, of which human beings are also part, being now, the moment to rethink and practice the filial love for the permapiculture.
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