Why Pollinators Are Important To Society

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Honey bees are endangered species as we might all know.Bees may not seem like their helpful, but we depend on pollinators to make medicines and food.As if we should all know medicines are important to our society. Pollinators are important because if we didn't have them we wouldn't have types of medicines today.Farm crops need pollinators for pumpkins,soybeans,apples,alfaalfa,and squash.You can help save them by reducing the amount of pesticides.You can also grow colorful flowers with lots of nectar in them with lots of different types of plants,and you can also have a water dish for them that is a clean fresh water source.Also build a shelter for them to.You can build bee boxes or a canopy on a tree.you can use a card board

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