<p>Honeybees pollinate billions of US dollars worth of commercial agricultural crops around the world every year. They are important pollinators for economically important wild plant populations as well.</p>  <p>Honeybee hives provide honey and wax, and pollen, propolis, and royal jelly that are sold for medicines and cosmetics.</p>  <p>Honeybees are important study organisms for research in the connections between nervous system structure and behavior.</p>  <p>Some research suggests honeybee venom may have medically useful applications in the treatment of auto-immune disease or inflammation.<span> (Adjare, 1990; Kang, Pak, and Choi, 2002; Sammataro and Avitabile, 1998)</span></p>  <p><strong>Positive Impacts: </strong>food; source of medicine or drug; research and education; pollinates crops</p>