Of course, I’m participating in my local efforts to help the bees by acting as a volunteer bee watcher. What can you do? Check out this list from Apartment Therapy Re-Nest for more suggestions, such as “plant the right kind of flowers — flowers that bees like.”
Did you know that it’s currently the second annual National Pollinator Week? Take a moment to appreciate our expert pollinators, the bees, for all that they do. After all, as the folks at the Pollinator Partnership put it, “Pollination is vital to our survival and the existence of nearly all ecosystems on earth. 80% of the world’s crop plants depend on pollination. Pollinators, almost all of which are insects, are indispensable partners for an estimated 1 out of every 3 mouthfuls of food, spices and condiments we eat, and the beverages we drink.”
So if you enjoy continued existence, thank the bees.