Did you know bees are responsible for 1 out of every 3 bites of food we eat?
But a class of toxic pesticides called neonics have been linked to the vast die-offs of bees over the past 25 years. This pesticide is also linked to the mass die-off of birds and also fish.
Fortunately the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) has been rallying for support to urge the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to ban the use of neonics.
The European Union has banned the outdoor use of three major neonics and Canada is on pace to also reduce the use of pesticides. But the U.S. is lagging behind.
Dan Raichel, acting director of NRDC’s Pollinator Initiative, states;
“Bees are the canaries in the coal mine. If we can win protections for them, then we also win protections for many other things.”
To help save the bees and urge the EPA to ban neonics and for President Biden to take action, you can send a message via nrdc.org/savebees;
https://act.nrdc.org/letter/5676-march-neonics-210317
You can also help save our pollinators by planting a bee friendly garden and trees. To learn more, check out The Bee Conservancy for their 10 ways to save bees or click here;
https://thebeeconservancy.org/10-ways-to-save-the-bees/
Photos courtesy of Aaron Burden and Mary Oloumi.
