Not just choosing organic products. To help the bees just plant the right flowers. For this Greenpeace has released a list of the most suitable plants that allow these small insects to find refuge and food with pollen
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Not just choosing Organic products. To help the api enough plant the right flowers. For this Greenpeace has released a list of the most suitable plants that allow these small insects to find refuge and food with pollen.
The association invited everyone to create "Save-Api areas”Where they together with other pollinating insects can find refuge and pollen to feed on. Sowing the so-called bee-friendly flowers in the garden, in the vegetable garden, on the balcony or in a park, without using chemical pesticides, a great helping hand is given to insects, put at risk by pesticides.
There is something for everyone. Some probably they have already found a place in our garden or on our balcony. Here are the plants and flowers most appreciated by bees: Facelia, Calendula, Vetch, Lupinella, Incarnate clover, Alexandrine clover, Resupinate clover, Alfalfa, Coriander, Cumin, Annual fennel, Parsnip, Aneto, Borage, Rosemary, Timo, Lavender, On, Sunflower, Mauve, Marigold, Buckwheat, Sweet clover. Here theGreenpeace infographic with images of the plants most loved by bees.
“Choose organic seeds and different varieties. On the market there are several selections with relative indications for sowing, a concrete gesture that not only helps the bees, but will also improve the health and fertility of the soil "advises the association committed to various initiatives in the protection of these small and precious creatures.
According to Greenpeace, in order to create the environment suitable for their existence, it is also necessary to favor the presence of hedges, plants and wild flowers, and allow a natural continuity between different habitats. But of course the first thing is the prohibition of killer pesticides.
Even because our life also depends on their health. In fact, both domestic and wild bees play a key role in food production. Without pollinating insects, many humans and animals would have a hard time finding the food they need for their nutrition and survival. Up to 35% of food production globally depends on the natural pollination service offered by these insects. And of the 100 crops on which 90% of the world food production, 71 are related to the pollination work of bees. In Europe alone, 4000 different crops grow thanks to bees. For this reason, Greenpeace fears, if pollinating insects continue to decrease, as is already happening, many foods may no longer reach our tables.
And a simple one flower planted on our balcony can, in its own small way, help save their lives.
Francesca Mancuso
READ also:
- Let's save bees: the documentary film and the Greenpeace petition
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