What You Didn't Know About Bees

I know this is a random entry but who doesn't love bees? 

Okay now if you are one of 'those' people who run around yelling like a shark has bitten off your leg (well you wouldn't be running...) when a bee passes you on the street then maybe you will want to read this... 

First things first bees are not just cute little fluffy insects that make honey for a living. Bees are actually one of the most important pollinators in the world.  They supply pollination to fruit and vegetable crops that produce food such as; apricots, avocado’s, beans, cucumbers and pears (yummy). They also pollinate the food that we feed to animals which we then eat. In fact one third of our total diet is dependent on bees. Now that’s something to think about.


But sadly there has been a rapid decline in the bee population over the past number of years. Researchers have provided numerous reasons for this decline, but one in particular is the use of insecticide on plants. I won’t go into too much detail but basically it is a pesticide that is sprayed on plants to kill insects such as bees. So for as long as bees continue to pollinate on these contaminated plants the more likely the bees are going to get viruses and die.

But... there is always a' but'!

We can help by doing a few simple things like planting flowers in our gardens (flowers that do not contain insecticide) and also by doing something a little bit more special like getting a spoon loaded with sugar and water and personally feeding the bee (I know this sounds absolutely ludicrous but it works!). This will provide them with the energy needed to continue their quest on finding food and of course the energy they need to provide our plants with pollen.

Bees need to stick around for a while longer and we need to help make that possible. I hope this post has given you some insight on bees and why NOT to be afraid of them in the future.

Long live the bees and may Albert Einstein's theory never come true...

“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would have only four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.”
 

Sj

 Stay Curious  x