There has been reports about honey bee die-offs in the news lately. I included a link below. Fearing the spread of the Zlka virus, in an effort to control the mosquito population, extreme measures have been taken including plane flying over head leaving a cloud of Naled, a common insecticide in its wake. This insecticide is deadly to both bees and mosquitoes.
Bees are very important to our food supply. Though some plants self-pollinate or wind-pollinate, bees do a vast majority of the pollinating. If bees became extinct, fruit and vegetable prices would rise significantly. I included another link about the bees and our food supply.
Way back in the Garden of Eden, God commanded Adam and to be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:28-29). However, when they sinned, the harmony established between God and man, man and woman, and man over the earth was destroyed (Genesis 3:14-19). Since then man's struggle with nature has at time been disastrous with invasive species introduced into an ecosystem or an extinction of another.
I'm not an extreme environmentalist, but I am concerned. As stewards of this planet, mankind has not been very responsible.
Thinking to start a bee hive of your own... Beekeeping for Dummies* Backyard Beekeeper*
Also, tips on curbing the mosquitoe population. (Skip the pesticide part if you can.)
And .bats love mosquitoes, so get a Bat House.*
Bee Die-Off After Insecticide Spraying
Why We Need Bees (pdf)
*Amazon affiliate links.
Bees are very important to our food supply. Though some plants self-pollinate or wind-pollinate, bees do a vast majority of the pollinating. If bees became extinct, fruit and vegetable prices would rise significantly. I included another link about the bees and our food supply.
Way back in the Garden of Eden, God commanded Adam and to be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over the earth (Genesis 1:28-29). However, when they sinned, the harmony established between God and man, man and woman, and man over the earth was destroyed (Genesis 3:14-19). Since then man's struggle with nature has at time been disastrous with invasive species introduced into an ecosystem or an extinction of another.
I'm not an extreme environmentalist, but I am concerned. As stewards of this planet, mankind has not been very responsible.
Thinking to start a bee hive of your own... Beekeeping for Dummies* Backyard Beekeeper*
Also, tips on curbing the mosquitoe population. (Skip the pesticide part if you can.)
And .bats love mosquitoes, so get a Bat House.*
Bee Die-Off After Insecticide Spraying
Why We Need Bees (pdf)
*Amazon affiliate links.
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