How can we intervene to save the bees? Let's take an example from what's happening in the United States, where a city has decided to set aside 1000 acres of land to plant bee-friendly flowers and recreate their natural habitat.
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How can we intervene for save the bees? Let's take an example from what's happening in the United States, where a city has decided to set aside 1000 acres of land to plant bee-friendly flowers and recreate their natural habitat.
Do you think last year the US beekeepers have lost 44% of bees of their hives. Bees are essential for the development of agriculture and for the production of our food because they are responsible for pollination.
Here then is that to intervene in favor of bees the city of Cedar Rapids he planned to transform 1000 acres of land in a real habitat suitable for bees and to promote their survival.
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However, it is hoped that it will soon reach a total area of 10 thousand acres, with the support of the State and the Monarch Research Project which is involved in saving the monarch butterfly, in danger in the US as much as the bees.
For the project the city is using public lands that have remained in disuse. These abandoned lands now come back to life for the benefit of bees and butterflies. The city is planting 39 species of flowers among the local varieties. The land is located in the vicinity of reservoirs, parks, golf courses, open areas and the local airport.
THE BEE-FRIENDLY FLOWERS TO PLANT
Bees and butterflies are moving away from cities because they no longer find those flowers and plants they need for their nourishment. We can all intervene planting bee-friendly flowers in our gardens, in pots and on the balcony, as:
- Major widow
- Calendula
- Alfalfa
- Coriander
- Cumin
- Parsnip
- Aneto
- Borage
- Rosemary
- Timo
- Lavender
- Rose
- Violets
- Sunflowers
- Mauve
- Tagete
- Echinacea
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The important is absolutely do not use pesticides, insecticides and herbicides in your bee garden.
To make planting flowers more fun to attract bees and butterflies, you can make seed bombs.
Read also: HOW TO MAKE THE SEED BOMBS TO SAVE THE BEES AND BUTTERFLIES
PETITION: STOP THE PESTICIDES ENEMIES OF BEES
Canada, through a public consultation, will soon decide whether to ban one of the pesticides that are enemies of bees most used for the cultivation of fruit and vegetables. This is the Imidacloprid.
An online petition has been launched to support Canada until the banning of this pesticide enemy of bees, in the hope that soon the whole world will do the same.
The petition is addressed to the prime minister Justin Trudeau, world leaders and agriculture ministers:
“We ask you to immediately ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. The drastic decrease in bee colonies endangers our entire food chain. We can still save bees from extinction if you take urgent action ”.
Sign here petition to save the bees.
Marta Albè
