Bee's are more Important than You Think

            Bee's, those pesky little flying insects that sting you if you get too close. Many people are scared of bee's and wish that they disappeared from their summer fun. Well, be careful what you wish for because that is starting to become true! For the past couple of years, bee's have dying in unusually large numbers; about 30% have died in the past four years! What importance does the bee population have to us? Well, it's a lot more important than not having honey. Actually, we one of every three bites of  food we eat has been pollinated by an insect, most commonly bees. Bees play such an important role in pollinating plants every year. It will become a dramatic and negative chain of events if this little insect dies out. If there are no bees, then there is nothing to pollinate the plants, efficiently. No pollination means no plants; no plants means no animals which originally ate the plants, thus, no animals or plants leads to no humans because we will have no source of food, eventually dying out. It might sound a little far fetched to you, but don't be fooled that human's are independent from all of natures cycles. In fact, Einstein's theory states that "within about four years, there would be no more food to sustain life anywhere on the planet, to pollinate orchards, pollinate everything out there...Without the bees, there is no life, there is no food to eat," so I guess we're going to get real hungry really soon without bees. It's a scary thought to believe that theoretically, bees can wipe out the whole human population within four years. Now, why are all these bees dying? Many scientists don't want to put the blame on one specific reason because there are other small factors which impact the bees, but the main reason they  have found is the pesticides farmers around the world have been putting on crops; these toxic pesticides to bees have been killing them when they go near fields of crops. It's a sad realization to understand that essentially, humans could be or are the downfall to our own population and the population of many other species. In East Asia, scientist's have been trying to find methods of pollinating plants by human means instead of relying on the bees. They have found that it is a physically tedious process which is very inefficient and if it was practiced to replace the bees, it would not be fast enough to keep up with the demand of food to sustain the human population. In the end, it is impressive to think that a little insect could impact our lives so much! Think twice about the bees and protect them to protect yourself!