I remember being terrified of bees growing up. I loved feeling grass between my toes, but my grandmother would lecture continuously about walking around with bare feet. The first time I was stung by a bee, I was wearing shoes. Turns out, he thought my red shirt was a flower. I don't have the highest tolerance for pain, but it wasn't so bad. This doesn't mean I enjoy it, though, and I still run in fear when I hear that ominous buzzing.
When I learned a few years ago that bees were going extinct, there was a part of me that was relieved, I'm not going to lie. No more running and ducking and embarrassing myself, and I could walk barefoot all day. But as I learned more about how important bees are to the planet-- and to humans-- I changed my tone.
Did you know that bees are responsible for a third of the world's food supply? (Click here to learn more) They are disappearing and we are to blame. Pesticides don't just kill the bugs that eat your crops! Support ecological farming and the use of natural pesticides!
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