Bees have been declared the most important living beings on this planet and this is a very important step, considering that they are on the endangered species long list, with a population decline of 90%.
Pesticide, deforestation and a lack of owers have all contributed to their looming extinction and this is of major concern. We rely on bees for 70% of our food production and additionally, all our fauna would disappear without them.
A study conducted by the Apiculture Entrepreneurship Center of the Universidad Mayor (CeapiMayor) and the Apiculture Corporation of Chile (Cach) with the support of the Foundation for Agrarian Innovation (FIA) made a very interesting conclusion – bees do not carry any type of pathogen – the only living thing to do so.
We need to be more proactive in protecting these hardworking little guys and time is running out. Activists believe we should prohibit pesticides, if not completely ban them and seek healthier, more natural alternatives.
We should additionally be monitoring their health and well-being on a regular basis. It comes as no surprise that many celebrities have come on board as well, with Morgan Freeman transforming his 124 acre homestead in Mississippi into a massive bee
sanctuary.
“There is a concerted eort for bringing bees back onto the planet… We do not realize that they are the foundation, I think, of the growth of the planet, the vegetation,” Morgan
Freeman said in an interview.
