Why Are Bees Important? Here are 20+ Reasons to Care About Saving the Bees
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Learn why bees are important with over 20 reasons to care about saving the bees. We recently launched Bee Friendly Funding, a national crowdfunding campaign that aims to take our teas to the national level and spread awareness about the importance of honey bees. Bee Friendly Funding is live at bit.ly/itslifebasics!
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- 1. BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING Try our teas. Save the bees. W H Y A R E B E E S I M P O R T A N T ? LIFEBASICSORGANICS.COM
- 2. Bees pollinate 80% of flowering plants on earth. share this Source: USDA BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 3. One bee colony can pollinate 300 million flowers each day. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 4. Bee pollination helps to provide nourishing habitats for birds. share this Source: One Green Planet BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 5. Bees contribute to almost all of the floral landscapes in nature. share this Source: One Green Planet BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 6. Bees pollinate 70 of the top 100 human food crops. share this Source: Greenpeace BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 7. 1 in 3 bites of food we eat comes from plants pollinated by bees. share this Source: USDA BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 8. Bees pollinate over 70% of fruits, nuts & vegetables grown in the US. share this Source: USDA BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 9. Almonds are dependent on bee pollination. No bees, no almonds. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 10. Avocados and apples are over 90% dependent on bee pollination. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 11. Cucumbers and kiwis are majorly dependent on bee pollination. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 12. The obvious reason to save the bees? HONEY! No bees, no honey. share this Source: Nature BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 13. Scientists believe honey bees are dying from pesticides. share this Source: Greenpeace BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 14. 1/3 of the 77 million acres of US soybean crop use seeds coated in pesticides linked to killing bees. share this Source: TakePart BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 15. The chemical industry has spent millions to deny a link between pesticide use and bee deaths. share this Source: Greenpeace BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 16. In 1947 there were 6 million honey bee hives in the US. Today there are under 3 million. share this Source: USDA BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 17. Bees have been producing honey from flowering plants for 10-20 million years. share this Source: Scientific American BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 18. Honey is mentioned in the Vedic texts and Sumerian & Babylonian cuneiform writings. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 19. Honey was used in ancient Egypt as a sweetening agent and as a tribute or form of payment. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 20. Honey was used for medicinal purposes in American Colonies in the 17th Century. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 21. Honey bees provided for over $19 billion in added value to the agriculture business in 2010. share this Source: USDA BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 22. Commercial beekeeping is commonly a family tradition passed down for generations. share this Source: National Honey Board BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 23. $150 million of honey is produced every year in the United States. share this Source: TakePart BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 24. Honey bees communicate with “dancing” and pheromones! share this Source: TakePart BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING
- 25. BEE FRIENDLY FUNDING WATCH THE VIDEO Try our teas. Save the bees.