Bees! 🐝

Last Wednesday, the 22nd of April, was Earth Day. What inspired me to write this blog was the Google Doogle which was all about bees that day.

People are told this all the time, but bees are really important to our lives. They support the growth of our trees; wild animals' vital food sources like nuts and berries depend on bees to grow; they help make wildlife homes for insects and animals. If bees disappeared, so would all the animals that depend on plants that bees pollinated.

There are lots of ways to help bees. For example; you can plant bunches of wildflowers (seed bombs) in your garden since your garden is a home to many insects. In addition, if you see a bee that you believe is not just resting, get out a bowl or sponge and make sugar water - literally just sugar and water - for the bee(s) to drink. This will give them energy to fly again.You can also leave plain water out for them so that they can stay hydrated!

Friends of the Earth have lots of facts about bees including: since 1900, the UK has lost 13 species of bee. Click on the link for more information. And also - to all the people who are scared of bees because they sting - they only sting if they are scared or feeling threatened so you just need to make sure you never disturb them.

Thanks you for reading! I hope you found this interesting and see you next Sunday.
Violet
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