Honey bee workers are extremely important when it comes to their importance to pollinating crops and the production of honey. Statistically, in the United States, honey bees pollinate $15 billion in crops each year and in Georgia alone, the state's pollinator-dependent crops are worth an estimated $430 million annually.

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The honey bee has a new predator, an invasive species the yellow-legged hornet. This species of hornet preys on and attacks honey bees for protein. In mid-august a savannah beekeeper discovered two worker hornets near his hives. This is the first reported case of the yellow-legged hornet in the United States. They are native to southeast Asia and were first introduced to France in 2004. Since August there have been 5 findings in the Savannah area.