37 Million Bees Dropped Dead After Farms In Ontario, Canada Sprayed Neonicotinoids On Their GMO Crops [1]

Source: www.ewao.com [2] | Original Post Date: April 23, 2015 –

Bees’ importance to the planet [3] cannot be overstated. The tiny, bumbling bee is responsible for pollinating one-sixth of flowering plants in the world, and also about 400 different types of agricultural plants. In fact, it is estimated that just last year, the honey-producing pollinators helped provide over $19 billion worth of agricultural crops with their pollination services. Globally, they are responsible [3] for helping to create a $300 billion revenue.

Just based on those facts alone, it’s pretty clear that bees are important and need to be preserved: not just because they help keep the food chain flowering and producing food, but because they are a hard-working, selfless species that are incremental to the sustainability and the future of this earth.