Log in   •   Sign up   •   Subscribe  feed icon    So why do we
need bees? Aside from the most obvious thing that these insects
are known for (read: honey), bees are also vital because they
pollinate and spread the seeds of plants and food crops that
could die off without them.  In short, fewer bees mean fewer
crops and produce and less honey produced. That translates to
less food for humans and their extinction would cause a massive
hole in our ecosystem.  There are reports stating the following
alarming facts and statistics:    • One in three hives is now
lifeless   • Bee keepers in the UK have reported losses of 90%
since 2006   • Experts think the UK's bees could be extinct
within a decade   • In the US, more than 25% of the honey bee
population has disappeared since 1990  2006 was the year when
the bee disappearance was picked up on by a lot of people.
Researchers dubbed it the Colony Collapse Disorder, which is
caused by a myriad of reasons, some of them being the following:
• Global warming. This ca