When you look around you at the world we live in, you see trees, flowers, water, and much more. What we do not often see or think about is how all those things come to be where they are. What makes the plants grow? The trees grow? New flowers to bloom during the spring? The simple, most surprising answer is bees. Beauty depends on bees and we do as well.

Bees and Nature

When you look out into a field, you will see a lot of wildflowers in full bloom during certain times of the year. If we lived in a world that did not include bees, we would be living in a world where there were no plants, no trees, and no real color. There would be no wildflowers filling the fields with colors that range from white to deep purple and blue. Without those things, there would be no fresh air for us to breathe. This makes them vital to our existence. We have those things because bees take care of pollination. They spread pollen from one plant to another and enable it to continue to grow.

Bees Do More than Pollinate Flowers

We have fields of vegetables and fruits. They are an important part of our survival. Each of those trees, bushes, and plants form a flower before they produce a fruit. Bees land on the flowers and pick up pieces of it which they transfer to other things. It is also what enables them to make honey. Honey is a portion of what makes them even more special because many people love in its purest form. Honey is also mentioned throughout the bible and many people wonder what does honey represent when it is used in that context. Either way, if it is noteworthy enough to be mentioned in the “good book”, shouldn’t we strive as a world to preserve it?

Preserving the Bee Population

Many people are trying to find ways to preserve bees since they are such a vital part of our life. Many farmers have bee hives near their crops to ensure that bees can “dine” freely and flourish. It also makes their crops grow better than ever before. You can also take part in it. You can plant bee-friendly flowers, support your local farmers who grow crops, keep some of the “good” weeds in your yard, avoid pesticides which may hurt bees, and more. If you are concerned that more bees could mean you will end up being stung more often during the summer months, remember that bees do not want to enjoy meat. They are vegetarians and feel that you are in their way, so if you attempt to stay out of their path; you will be fine. Stay calm if they happen to land on you, or you do stand a higher risk of being stung. Even a very small thing that you can do to help bees survive, is put a little water out for them if you do notice that honey bees frequently come onto your property. A small bird bath with stones for them to rest on is ideal for small honey makers.