Even though bees scare us all they are a major necessity to our food chain. Our life and the worlds life would be so different if we didnt have bees to pollinate. Honey bees and other pollinators help provide us with $19 billion worth of agricultural crops in the U.S. Our bees are dying due to the insecticides sprayed on the flower and crops by the the farmers. Some of these plants rely on assistance with their pollination process. Pollination is essentially plant reproduction, without help from our pollinators our everyday food supply would look much different. Bees help pollinate crops that you would never think of such as Apples, squash, cucumbers, melons, tomatoes and many more. There has been a reduction in the variety of flowers on which bees feed because of monocultural farming and suburban development. Add up all these factors and others and the weakened bees have an uphill battle. Here are are just a couple of way that you can help save the bees: Do not use pesticides, fungicides, or hericides in your garden; plant your garden with native and bee friendly plants, its important for bees, as for us, to have a diverse and regular food supply; educate kid and yourself about bees, bees are not dangerous, they forage on a flower and dont attack humans. Bees are an integral part of our food chain. We need to give honeybees the credit they deserve and if we don’t protect them now, they may not be around to collect their sweet glory.
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