{"id":7950,"date":"2017-08-24T00:01:07","date_gmt":"2017-08-24T04:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/blog\/?p=7950"},"modified":"2017-09-13T15:03:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-13T19:03:55","slug":"save-the-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportinglife.ca\/blog\/save-the-bees\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Bees, Save the World"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heading back to school gives young adults an opportunity to find a cause that is near and dear to them. What could be a better cause than the environment? More importantly, the food we consume and the sustainability of human life. Here at Sporting Life, our attention has recently been turned to the plight of the bees.<\/p>\n

Did you know…<\/strong><\/em><\/h5>\n
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  • It requires 556 worker bees to gather a pound of honey.<\/li>\n
  • Bees fly more than once around the world to gather a pound of honey.<\/li>\n
  • A single beehive can make more than 100 pounds of extra honey. The beekeeper only harvests the extra honey made by the bees.<\/li>\n
  • They’re smart: Scientists have discovered that bees take the shortest possible route between flowers. Instead of flying randomly from flower to flower, bees get it all done as efficiently as possible.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1\/3 of the food crops humans eat everyday require bees and other pollinators to successfully produce a crop.<\/li>\n
  • The rusty-patched bumble bee, once abundant in southern Ontario and now almost extinct and officially designated as endangered.<\/li>\n
  • Six more bees have declined to such an extent that scientists have advised the federal Minister of Environment to take steps to protect them.<\/li>\n
  • Colony failures can be caused by a number of factors including: starvation, weak honey bee queens, pesticides, diseases and pests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Bees seem pretty important, huh? Without them, we wouldn’t have 1\/3<\/strong><\/span> of the food that we eat every day. For the sake of not only human nourishment but the survival of our environment and local ecosystems, we need to take steps to save the bees!<\/p>\n

    5 Ways to Save the Bees<\/strong><\/em><\/h6>\n

    Educate Yourself
    \n<\/strong>Perhaps the easiest thing you can do to help the bees is to educate yourself. Everyone knows that knowledge is power – learn about the struggling honey bee population, educate those around you, and get involved! For starters – watch this video for a new perspective on bees and how diverse they are:<\/p>\n