buckle up kiddos, it's time to save the bees.
lets get serious. seriously. the bees are dying.
bees are essential to the ecosystem. (yes, bees. those little bugs that are totally out to get you during summer.) they are responsible for 1/3 of the world's food supply. without them, food production would be a catastrophe. hand pollination is costly and slow, and also just plain hard to accomplish.
so, now you may be wondering, how do we save the bees? like, actually. first we have to find out what is killing the bees, though, before we can find a solution. duh.
bees, mainly, are being killed by insecticides. insecticides are chemicals sprayed onto crops to prevent pests eating them. though, the pests aren't the only thing they are killing. it's killing the bees! the bees that are just trying to help. give them a break, man.
so, now you may be wondering, how do we save the bees? like, actually. first we have to find out what is killing the bees, though, before we can find a solution. duh.
bees, mainly, are being killed by insecticides. insecticides are chemicals sprayed onto crops to prevent pests eating them. though, the pests aren't the only thing they are killing. it's killing the bees! the bees that are just trying to help. give them a break, man.
bee's environments are also being destroyed. with the rise of agriculture, that means destroying the earth's natural environment for farming lots. and, the earth's natural environment is also the bee's natural environment. dun dun dunnnnnn! >:(
so, now we know what is killing the bees. now, its time to save them. what we need to do to save them is simple. its the fact that others wont do what they need to do. to save them, we need to completely remove pesticides (and replace them with eco-friendly alternatives), conserve what is left of their natural habitat, and restore parts of their habitat on the farms that destroyed it. whew. that was a mouthful.
now, what can you do? i'm sure you don't have the authority to cancel pesticide production everywhere in the world. if you do, pretty please do it? pretty please with a cherry on top? anyways... you can donate. there are many organizations dedicated to saving the bees such as The Pollinator and The Honey Bee Conservancy.
hi, im madalyn. this page was written by me. save the bees!
if you want to play a 'save the bees quiz' game i coded & illustrated, click here:
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/301768591/
thanks for reading. i got my info from http://sos-bees.org/ .
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visit them. they're kool B'D