TAKING A MOMENT TO ENJOY FLOWERS IN YOUR GARDEN IS TRULY A GREAT WAY TO RELAX AND ‘BEE’ IN THE MOMENT. NOW IT’S ALSO TIME TO HELP OUR BUZZY LITTLE FRIENDS TOO.
IT’S TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO HELP OUR BEES
Bees – including honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees – are very important because they pollinate food crops. Pollination is where insects move pollen from one plant to another, fertilising the plants so that they can produce fruit, vegetables, seeds and so on. If all the bees went extinct, it would destroy the delicate balance of the Earth’s ecosystem and affect global food supplies.
There are more than 800 wild bee species within Europe, seven of which are classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as critically endangered. A further 46 are endangered, 24 are vulnerable and 101 are near threatened. While it’s unlikely that all bee species will be wiped out anytime soon, losing these threatened species would still have a big impact on pollination around the world, wiping out plant species, some of which we rely on for our food.
Please read further from the webpage of friends of the earth and start today to do something for our planet and our bees. Or simply make a donation on their webpage. See the link below to take you direct to their webpage.
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/nature/10-easy-ways-help-bees
