“Save The Bees”... But no, really, Save them.
Bees: A flying insect known for pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. These small insects get a lot of bad reputation for ludicrous reasons. The phrase “No Bees, No Food” has been floating around the internet in recent years and for a very valid reason. Millions of bees are perishing around the world, causing our food supply to shrink and environment being harmed drastically. Why are bees “so important” to our food supply? Well, bees are responsible for pollinating everything from strawberries, almonds, to alfalfa used to feed dairy cows. This is where the term “No Bees, No Food” comes in and why we should be aware of this drastic incline of bees in recent years. In Wisconsin bee …show more content…
This is something that is pushed to the back burner. There’s a great deal of things us as citizens on this planet can do to help bees. The first main thing one single person can do is simple, plant flowers! A main cause of the incline of bees is loss of habitats around the globe. You can find a list of native flowers here to plant in your garden. The second big thing to help bees is buying locally grown organic food from your local farmers. This way you know your food isn’t coming from a monoculture. While in the topic of buying locally, buy local, raw honey. Buying honey raw and local insures that the hives aren’t treated with chemicals which is better for you and the bees in the long run. Another important thing to help bees is changing your opinion on them; Understand that honeybees aren’t out to get you! Opposed to what you may think bees are not out to sting us. Stay calm if a bee is near you (They can smell pheromones that come with anger/fear which can trigger them to sting you in protection), Learn the difference between honeybees and wasps (bees die after they sting humans, wasps thrive after stinging humans). Bees are vegetarians and thrive after flowers, Wasps are carnivores and thrive after lunch meat, sodas, etc. Learn the difference and stay out of the way of bees, they’re most likely
Bees: A flying insect known for pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. These small insects get a lot of bad reputation for ludicrous reasons. The phrase “No Bees, No Food” has been floating around the internet in recent years and for a very valid reason. Millions of bees are perishing around the world, causing our food supply to shrink and environment being harmed drastically. Why are bees “so important” to our food supply? Well, bees are responsible for pollinating everything from strawberries, almonds, to alfalfa used to feed dairy cows. This is where the term “No Bees, No Food” comes in and why we should be aware of this drastic incline of bees in recent years. In Wisconsin bee …show more content…
This is something that is pushed to the back burner. There’s a great deal of things us as citizens on this planet can do to help bees. The first main thing one single person can do is simple, plant flowers! A main cause of the incline of bees is loss of habitats around the globe. You can find a list of native flowers here to plant in your garden. The second big thing to help bees is buying locally grown organic food from your local farmers. This way you know your food isn’t coming from a monoculture. While in the topic of buying locally, buy local, raw honey. Buying honey raw and local insures that the hives aren’t treated with chemicals which is better for you and the bees in the long run. Another important thing to help bees is changing your opinion on them; Understand that honeybees aren’t out to get you! Opposed to what you may think bees are not out to sting us. Stay calm if a bee is near you (They can smell pheromones that come with anger/fear which can trigger them to sting you in protection), Learn the difference between honeybees and wasps (bees die after they sting humans, wasps thrive after stinging humans). Bees are vegetarians and thrive after flowers, Wasps are carnivores and thrive after lunch meat, sodas, etc. Learn the difference and stay out of the way of bees, they’re most likely