Bees
Our research project focused on bees and their ecological benefits. While researching this topic, we learned about the types of bees: Honey, Bumble, Hornet, and Yellow-jacket, the estimated amount of food we consume daily pollinated by bees (1/3), and the most bee friendly flowers: Cosmos, Asters, Sunflowers, and Marigolds.We discovered the importance of organic honey versus industrialized honey in terms of bee preservation. Large honey corporations care little for the bees themselves and more about producing honey. We learned the history of the bee and how sacred they were in ancient times. Bee carvings can be found in hieroglyphs. Honey was even used in World War 2 as an antibiotic. We educated ourselves and hope to educate others on the problems bees are facing today. Within the past 6 years 10 million beehives worth over 2 billion dollars have been wiped out. This mass extinction is known as Colony Collapse Disorder. It is due to a large accumulation of unique pesticides that have gathered in flowers and are now capable of killing bees as well as fungi. We learned the health benefits gained by pasteurized honey. Honey contains enzymes and antioxidants and its almost 100% bacteria free. Most honey also contains trace amounts of pollen and if consumed on a regular basis can train immune systems to lessen pollen allergy inducing effects. Many people are allergic to bees and even more are afraid of a bee's sting but hopefully we have helped shed light on the importance of bees in our society. We all can help in preserving our local buzzing friends.
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