What would happen if all the bees were gone?

In the last decades, the spreading disappearance of bees has caught the attention of many around the world.

Gardens and backyards once packed with these wonderful natural pollinators dancing around flowers are being visited less and less every year. The bees definitely seem to be disappearing, what will happen when they are gone?

The come and go of these insects, their buzzing noise in our gardens has gone down significantly, leaving intense concern and alerts that something is not right.

Farmers are using pesticides in large plantations killing these wonderful little insects so vital for food production and putting at risk the capacity to bring food to human tables.

All over the world, a tragic decrease in bee populations has been reported. Thoughtful people could help by trying to attract more attention to the subject and what could be done to save the bees. Not only honey but one-third of our food (fruits, nuts, vegetables, and cereals) depends on bee pollination. The human food chain is totally dependent on these insects called honey flies during the Middle Ages.

Honeybee facts:

• Bees have been around since the Jurassic Period, evolving alongside flowers.
• Colonies are made up of a queen bee (which can live for several years), worker bees (females, which make up most of the hive), and drones (males, whose sole purpose is to mate with the queen).
• In the highly organized society of the hive, worker bees have specific roles, such as guard, nurse, forager, housekeeper, or undertaker.
• Bees communicate the location of food sources by performing special dances on the surface of the comb.
• An average worker bee flies approximately 60 miles per day.
• One pound of honey requires over 50,000 miles of flying and visits to about two million flowers.