Queen of the Sun Response

Billy Markham
Per 4

Help the Bees

         Through watching the movie i absorbed new information which I and most of the population of earth had never heard of.  The movie revealed startling and surprising facts the directly affects everyone and yet we are still no nothing of the situation of the bees. We rely on bees for each season of crops and the season after that. Bees are the breeders of the plants and without the bees carrying pollen from flower to flower we would have no next season. Our existence is closely tied with that of the bees. A strange phenomenom has been occurring known as colony collapse where hives of bees are just found dead. Hives carry thousands of bees and thousands of hives have been found vacant and collapsed. If we don't find a way to stop the disappearance of bees then then humans to, will begin to disappear as well.

         Dangerous toxins and poisons are one of the leading attributes killing the bees. Pesticides and fertilizers used on plants directly effect the bee. It is there food source and now with these fertilizer it is a poisoned lethal food that can kill a bee. Plant pesticide can affect the bees memory causing the bee to no longer get back to the hive this happens so often mass numbers of bee have died trying to find the way back. Without enough workers to support the hive the system will fall out of balance and the colony will collapse. We have to take a step back and realize cause and effects a our actions and ask ourselves which is more important. Bees or fertilizers. Well right now fertilizers are needed to guarantee a full crop but eventually bees will decline in numbers and will no longer be there to pollenate the plants.

         A second problem is mites. Mites attach themselves to bees and slowly suck their blood ultimately killing bees. Beekeepers are going to extreme measures by using their own insecticides to kill the mites yet most mites are just adapting to overcome the toxins put in the hives. Most bee keepers are using this method but some believe in letting nature run its course pesticide free.
       A final problem that leads to colony collapse is monoculture. Large fields of a single crops might be beneficial to the bee for one season, but for the rest of the year it is a barren landscape.
         Bees are in grave danger and people need to see this. We cant just throw money at the problem, we need to be interested and get involved. Will we choose to start now and help ourselves by helping the bees or wait too long and go hungry?  If we do not wake up and smell the honey we may lose the precious bee.