Mass loss of bees threatens our ecosystem of food production

MANY people think that bees are simply good for making honey. That bees provide us with honey is certainly true and honey is a highly nutritious and wholly natural wonder-food. But bees are far more important than that. They are a vital part of our ecosystem and are essential to our survival. Almost 70 per cent of global food crops require pollination. Yet bees are dying out globally at an alarming rate.

With no bees, we would be forced to live without products such as flowers, nuts, soya beans, onions, carrots, broccoli, sunflowers, apples, oranges and much, much more. Alfalfa, used for cattle feed, is also dependent on the honey bee, which would m...