Bees are a very important part of everyday life and hold major impacts on agriculture, especially in the dispersing of seeds, the flourishing of flowers, and how they are being replenished by wildfires.
Most bees are not actually tree dwellers; some actually prefer to burrow in warm soil. Besides being warm, the best soil must be rich in minerals and have plenty of available space. Which is why wildfires affect them more, they are not in the trees, but rather on the ground. In recent years, after wildfires, studies have conducted to see the impact fires have on the animals living there, particularly bees. Jes Burns stated,“They’re trying to determine how native bees respond after a fire, in particular how different severity of fires influence populations.” After the results of various surveys, they concluded that the higher the intensity of the fire, the more the bees thrive. This is fantastic, as in recent years, bees, some more than others, have been in a steep decline. Some think that the decline is due to various pesticides and other farming practices. Because of more careful actions, farmers have taken more consideration in their landscaping and experiments have begun to gather more data and to hopefully help the bees. …show more content…
“Bees pollinate about 90 percent of our native plants. (Jes Burns)” Because of the decrease, plants were not being pollinated, which was a worry with these plants being a major impact on the natural food sources. The United States is normally not super dependent on these plants alone, but researchers realized how crucial the bees were and how much of consumed foods is affected by bees. Bees pollinate plants which kept the both thriving. Without bees, certain plants would die and without certain plants, many bee species have been dying out. “By protecting our pollinators in the forest, we are potentially protecting our food security now and into the future.” (Sarah
Most bees are not actually tree dwellers; some actually prefer to burrow in warm soil. Besides being warm, the best soil must be rich in minerals and have plenty of available space. Which is why wildfires affect them more, they are not in the trees, but rather on the ground. In recent years, after wildfires, studies have conducted to see the impact fires have on the animals living there, particularly bees. Jes Burns stated,“They’re trying to determine how native bees respond after a fire, in particular how different severity of fires influence populations.” After the results of various surveys, they concluded that the higher the intensity of the fire, the more the bees thrive. This is fantastic, as in recent years, bees, some more than others, have been in a steep decline. Some think that the decline is due to various pesticides and other farming practices. Because of more careful actions, farmers have taken more consideration in their landscaping and experiments have begun to gather more data and to hopefully help the bees. …show more content…
“Bees pollinate about 90 percent of our native plants. (Jes Burns)” Because of the decrease, plants were not being pollinated, which was a worry with these plants being a major impact on the natural food sources. The United States is normally not super dependent on these plants alone, but researchers realized how crucial the bees were and how much of consumed foods is affected by bees. Bees pollinate plants which kept the both thriving. Without bees, certain plants would die and without certain plants, many bee species have been dying out. “By protecting our pollinators in the forest, we are potentially protecting our food security now and into the future.” (Sarah