The Importance Of Saving Bees
Save the Bees to Save Ourselves
Bee's are often seen as a nuisance, however, they are very important insects. They are responsible for pollinating about one-thirds of all of the world's crops. Unfortunately over the last decade wild and managed bees have been dying off in great numbers. Bees are a vital part of their ecosystems and must be protected in order to protect our own food supply.
Since the early 90's wild bees have been dying off at an ever increasing rate, however, it was not until recently that this issue popped up in mainstream media because many species of bees have been put on the endangered species list. The possible extinction of the insect could lead to mass food shortages and the death of many ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Vermont's Gund Institute for Ecological Economics studied farmlands across the United States and concluded that about 40% of crops heavily depend on bees for pollination. They also pollinate hundreds of flowers, vegetables, fruits and other …show more content…
As bees are pollinators their death would mean that we would lose at least one-third of all our world's crops. Bees pollinate about two-hundred billion dollars worth of crops worldwide("Wild bee population down due to wide pesticide use." EKantipur.com). If we were to lose that many crops there would be mass food shortages and even famine in lesser developed countries. Other than just crops wildflowers and other wild plants would also die off in great number. These flowers and plants are food for many animals such as deer, rodents, insects, and birds. Just as well the bee's themselves are food for many animals too. Their deaths would greatly effect their environment, so much so that many other species would go extinct. Bees majorly impact their ecosystem and in turn majorly impact our environment("Researcher asks: What's killing all the bees?." US Official
Bee's are often seen as a nuisance, however, they are very important insects. They are responsible for pollinating about one-thirds of all of the world's crops. Unfortunately over the last decade wild and managed bees have been dying off in great numbers. Bees are a vital part of their ecosystems and must be protected in order to protect our own food supply.
Since the early 90's wild bees have been dying off at an ever increasing rate, however, it was not until recently that this issue popped up in mainstream media because many species of bees have been put on the endangered species list. The possible extinction of the insect could lead to mass food shortages and the death of many ecosystems. Researchers at the University of Vermont's Gund Institute for Ecological Economics studied farmlands across the United States and concluded that about 40% of crops heavily depend on bees for pollination. They also pollinate hundreds of flowers, vegetables, fruits and other …show more content…
As bees are pollinators their death would mean that we would lose at least one-third of all our world's crops. Bees pollinate about two-hundred billion dollars worth of crops worldwide("Wild bee population down due to wide pesticide use." EKantipur.com). If we were to lose that many crops there would be mass food shortages and even famine in lesser developed countries. Other than just crops wildflowers and other wild plants would also die off in great number. These flowers and plants are food for many animals such as deer, rodents, insects, and birds. Just as well the bee's themselves are food for many animals too. Their deaths would greatly effect their environment, so much so that many other species would go extinct. Bees majorly impact their ecosystem and in turn majorly impact our environment("Researcher asks: What's killing all the bees?." US Official