Beyond the Honey


bee performing the important function of pollination

How would a world without bees look like?
You might think that bees are pests when you hear them buzzing around you on a hot day or you may care about them only because of their honey. Well, even if the honey should dry up, farmers still count on these social insects for their money. Actually, bees are a vital species.
Now check this out: honeybees are the world's leading pollinators, and are responsible for $30 million of crops every year. According to the BBC, bees pollinate 70 of the nearly 100 species of crops that feed 90% of the world. If bees went extinct, we could lose all plants pollinated by bees, which would affect the animals that eat those plants, and the animals that eat those animals, and the ripple effect would be felt worldwide.
Simply put. Without bees, we could lose foods like carrots, broccoli, strawberries, and almonds.
So, there's so much more to a bee than just its honey!

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