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Why Are Bees Important? Here are 20+ Reasons to Care About Saving the Bees
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2. Bees pollinate 80% of flowering
plants on earth.
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Source: USDA
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3. One bee colony can pollinate 300
million flowers each day.
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Source: National Honey Board
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4. Bee pollination helps to provide
nourishing habitats for birds.
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Source: One Green Planet
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5. Bees contribute to almost all of
the floral landscapes in nature.
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Source: One Green Planet
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6. Bees pollinate 70 of the top 100
human food crops.
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Source: Greenpeace
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7. 1 in 3 bites of food we eat comes
from plants pollinated by bees.
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Source: USDA
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8. Bees pollinate over 70% of fruits,
nuts & vegetables grown in the US.
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Source: USDA
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9. Almonds are dependent on bee
pollination. No bees, no almonds.
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Source: National Honey Board
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10. Avocados and apples are over 90%
dependent on bee pollination.
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Source: National Honey Board
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11. Cucumbers and kiwis are majorly
dependent on bee pollination.
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Source: National Honey Board
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12. The obvious reason to save the
bees? HONEY! No bees, no honey.
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Source: Nature
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13. Scientists believe honey bees are
dying from pesticides.
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Source: Greenpeace
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14. 1/3 of the 77 million acres of US
soybean crop use seeds coated in
pesticides linked to killing bees.
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Source: TakePart
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15. The chemical industry has spent
millions to deny a link between
pesticide use and bee deaths.
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Source: Greenpeace
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16. In 1947 there were 6 million honey
bee hives in the US. Today there
are under 3 million.
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Source: USDA
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17. Bees have been producing honey
from flowering plants for 10-20
million years.
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Source: Scientific American
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18. Honey is mentioned in the Vedic
texts and Sumerian & Babylonian
cuneiform writings.
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Source: National Honey Board
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19. Honey was used in ancient Egypt
as a sweetening agent and as a
tribute or form of payment.
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Source: National Honey Board
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20. Honey was used for medicinal
purposes in American Colonies in
the 17th Century.
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Source: National Honey Board
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21. Honey bees provided for over $19
billion in added value to the
agriculture business in 2010.
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Source: USDA
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22. Commercial beekeeping is
commonly a family tradition
passed down for generations.
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Source: National Honey Board
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23. $150 million of honey is produced
every year in the United States.
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Source: TakePart
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24. Honey bees communicate with
“dancing” and pheromones!
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Source: TakePart
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