Bees: About to Buzz Off? Where will we bee without them? What would you do if everyone you had ever met‚ died in the span of a year? Your brothers and sisters‚ the workers at the local businesses‚ even the Queen all just... died? This is called colony collapse disorder and is a current issue for bee colonies all over the world. Bees have a crucial role in the survival of most life on our planet. Some have theorised that if the bees were to die out‚ humans would follow soon after. Subsequently‚
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Honey bees are one of the matriarchies in the insect kingdom. Colonies consist of one queen‚ a lot of male worker bees‚ and a few male drones. Ninety-five percent of the worker bees are female. A healthy hive is occupied by a collection of many generations. Tasks are divided up by age and colony through an intricate system of communication. Younger worker bees tend to the queen and the baby bees. Older worker bees forage for food and water for the colony‚ convert nectar into honey‚ construct wax
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Sue Monk Kidd’s novel‚ The Secret Life of Bees‚ captures the essence of Magnificat’s core values on the importance of education‚ morals‚ and close connections to the Mother Mary. This book further instills the Magnificat mission within the student body by displaying the emphasis of our mission statement within the underlying themes of this novel. The continuous references to finding peace and refuge in faith seemingly coincides with all that is believed within these walls. The curriculum would
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The Stumped Bees When I was in first grade my entire class went on a field trip to Bee City Honeybee Farm‚ Petting Zoo‚ and Nature Center. On that field trip‚ we learned a lot about bees‚ (though now that I’m older‚ I recall just about one thing from that entire trip) and other animals. This particular event happened during lunch time. Some of my classmates had finished eating‚ and one in particular‚ Nick‚ had decided to play with some of his friends around a tree stump. Nick‚ being the troublemaker
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Once the bees have left‚ do you still want to be around? The Bees organise our food chain‚ keep our shelves full and play a major part in our ecosystems‚ but when they are gone that will drastically change. They have been in decline since the 1990s and there are several reasons for that. Some people think that the bees aren’t that important and that we will be fine without them. It’s said that this is just a myth that we need them‚ but there are facts surrounding why that is not true and why this
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The Extinction of Bees Being stung by a bee isn’t exactly the best feeling in the world. However‚ killing that bee that causes your arm to swell up for a few hours could lead us one step closer to a world without them‚ and a world without us. The truth is‚ bees provide much more than most people would ever care to think about. The foods that we eat‚ the environments we enjoy and the medicines so many of us so badly need are only able to be provided because of pollination. In reality‚ despite how
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BURT’S BEES – Lip Shimmer Fig – 2.6g Burt’s bees lip shimmer fig swatch will leave your lips with glamor and glitz which cannot be unmatched. What’s the best thing about this product that separates Burt’s products from others is that it is completely natural and no chemicals or harmful compounds are used in the process. The natural oils and the presence of Vitamin E in Burt’s bees lip shimmer fig swatch will nourish your lips and keep them moisturised to give them a smooth and vibrant look. Burt’s
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Why Bees are the Bee’s Knees: The Economic Importance of Bees As Pollinators Introduction Bees have indirectly contributed to the United States’ economy for hundreds of years. Dozens of industries have flourished and thrived off the backs of these tiny insects‚ and without them‚ the average American lifestyle would not exist. As a society‚ we are dependent on bees to pollinate our crops and provide us with honey‚ which in the U.S. alone was worth $317 million in 2013 (“Honey Industry Facts”). Bees
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Hannah Boyer Mr. O’Mara English IV; Period B 8/25/08 The Secret Life of Bees Bees‚ honey‚ the Black Madonna‚ the 1960’s‚ the power of women‚ what do all of these things have in common? All of these things are what one would think of when reading the book‚ The Secret Life of Bees. Those who have read The Secret Life of Bees know that it is not a book about different kinds of bees and how bees live their lives‚ but it is a book about a poorly treated girl named Lily who runs away from
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many know‚ bees are major factors to the growth of many kinds of plants - about eighty percent of plants worldwide. However‚ not as many people are aware that those industrious insects’ population is falling at an alarming rate‚ without much being done about it; many potential solutions (incomplete or not) are not being tested or utilized at all when they undeniably should be. If we - the human race in its entirety - don’t start doing anything we can to stop (or at least slow) the bees’ decline at
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