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Honey Bee Preservation

What is the problem?

• Bees are mysteriously dying for no known reason
• From about 250 billion to 130 billion in the last 100 years
• That doesn’t mean we will have to stop using honey
• The real problem is that honey bees are the major pollinators for over one

third of all the crops in the nation

• Without those precious bees, we will have a major food crisis in the United

States

• Raising food prices is not helpful reducing poverty levels

Why Are Bees Dying ?

• Bees are dying from pesticides that farmers use on their crops
• Insecticide Neonicotinoid reduces bee’s chance to survive
• Varroa mole is a possibility because they invade colonies and feed on bees
• Lack of genetic diversity
• Some pesticides can damage honeybees’ lack of homing ability
• Wild flowers and grasslands are disappearing
• Vast areas of farmland grow only one crop

What Is The Solution?

• We can plant more wildflowers
• Farmers can stop using pesticides; change to organic farming
• We can preserve or create grasslands because bees pollinate much better on

grasslands

• We can also create more parks inside of cities with flowers and plants so

bees can pollinate

Conclusion

• The honey bee population is decreasing
• This will harm America’s food production causing higher food cost
• Bees may be dying from pests, use of pesticides, and less wild flowers and

grasslands

• People can help bees by being proactive
• We can plant more wild flowers, reduce the use of chemicals, and grow more

than just one crop on our farms

HELP BEES NOW!!

BEE POWER!!!