Albert Einstein once said that “if the bee disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live. No more bees, no more pollination … no more men!”
Lets face it, Albert didn't get many things wrong in his life. His opinion on bees is pretty well founded: the humble honey bee is the main pollinators of all our crops. The worrying thing is their numbers have declined drastically in recent years.
So what is Plan Bee?
Many people think that bees are struggling to survive due to our increased use of pesticides. So make sure when gardening you avoid the use of nasty chemicals. If you want to go further you can email the government and ask them to carry out a review on the effects of pesticides on these amazing insects.
Want to find out more? Well there is great documentary film on the subject called 'The Vanishing of the Bees' [sounds like a 1970s horror film: it isn't]. Greenpeace and the Co-Operative are all campaigning on environmental issues that also affect bees, so get involved!
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