WORLD.-You've probably heard about the sudden decrease regarding the bee population in the United States and Europe. Beekeepers have reported the loss of worker bees of at least 5 to 10%, and since 2006 this number has increased to 30% and by 2013 everyone became very alarmed given that 40 to 50% of beehives had mysteriously disappeared.

The massive death of bee populations has been called Colony Collapse Disorder, and it's a very big deal. So if you see a bee on the side of the road, don't ignore it, take it to your nearest flower and it may have a chance to survive.

Flowers are the answer. Humans and animals depend on them giving that we eat a third of what they produce.

Marla Spivak, who gave a speech on TED Talks, has a solution, mentioning how much medical attention this little creatures can provide, nurse bees collect plant resin and carry it to their hive to use it as a natural antibiotic (propolis or pollen) which attacks bacteria and fungus, improving that hive's health. They have done this for thousands of years.

*Dried or flowerless landscapes, for them is like a desert

*Natural diseases such as plagues and parasites

*Pesticides

It's not just the fact that they have to fly thousands of miles in order to find food while at the same time they struggle against parasites who are trying to eat them while they work, but the little food that they do find is filled with pesticides, and being so weak due to deprivation, they sometimes forget their way back home.

Spivak Solution:

The more, the merrier. Even hummingbirds and butterflies may come back.

Don't use any kind of pesticide

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