Why Do We Need Bees?

As a child, I was terrified of bees. I didn’t have an allergy or anything, I just had a couple of bad experiences and they stuck with me. I was equally scared of picnics. Truth be told, there was a lot I feared. It makes me a little sad looking back though but I digress. Had I known then, what I know now; about the state of things for the hardest workers of the natural world. Perhaps I would have been able to appreciate and help them more. Nowadays, I find the little fellas kind of cute; and like most, I am devastated by their dwindling population but why is it we actually need bees?

Nature’s Perfect Little Pollinators

Pollination, is the transference of pollen from the males part of a plant to the female part of a plant. Put simply, it’s how flowers make babies!

Naturally, there is more to it than that but that’s the high-level summary at least. The fertilisation process isn’t just required for flowers though. Pollination is required for fruits, vegetables and even produce some may not expect such crops. cotton and coffee. Whilst butterflies, moths and hoverflies all play a part; the bee is the most specialised and dedicated of them all.

Without bees we would see a lot of plant life fall into decline. Including sources of human food and medicine. This is already starting to be observed which is the reason it has been a cause for personal, economical, ecological, scientific and political concern.

Honey is Kind of (Extremely) Important

More than just a tasty treat; the fruit of their labours is a key ingredient in a great deal of medicines and treatments. This is because, honey has antibacterial and antiseptic properties making it extremely useful in wound management and fighting infection.

Ecology to Economy

It’s an exhaustive fact that there are some who care more for the economy than the world’s natural ecology; ironically the two are more regularly entwined than many realise. Bees though, especially so.

The cute little critters contribute billions to the worldwide economy and without them, farming would suffer; this means that our food supply would decline and which would affect jobs, livelihoods and finances of people and businesses the world over.

The Busy Papa

Also known as Aaron, The Busy Papa focuses on lifestyle, parenting and personal wellbeing content. He has two decades experience in creative writing (including several published poems) and strongly dislikes (though tolerates) tomatoes.