When was the last time you saw a honey bee? You may have heard something about the recent decline in honey bees. Today I realised where they've all gone. Watched any of the Soccer World Cup? And you thought that buzzing was kazoos...
Okay, so I'm making light of a serious worry. Ever thought about what the hard working honey bee does for us? Why We Need Bees explains:
"More than $15 billion a year in U.S. crops are pollinated by bees, including apples, berries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, alfalfa, and almonds. U.S. honey bees also produce about $150 million in honey annually. But fewer bees means the economy takes a hit: The global economic cost of bee decline, including lower crop yields and
increased production costs, has been estimated at as high as $5.7 billion per year."
As much as I didn't enjoy being stung two separate times as a teenager, I've always been fascinated by honey bees. And they need our help.
