World Honey Bee Day: How you can help three native Ontario bee species in decline
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Guest blog: Three native Ontario bee species in decline and how you can help
Today, August
20th, we celebrate the little, unsung heroes of our
ecosystems. It’s the 13th annual World Honey Bee Day! The first World Honey Bee Day was held in 2009, and since then, we
have been giving a quiet nod of thanks on the third Saturday of August to
honey bees and their caretakers, the beekeepers.
Bees play a vital
role in pollination in Ontario. They help to ensure that plants can produce the fruits
and vegetables that we rely on for food. Without bees and other pollinating
super-insects, our food supply would be greatly diminished. Don’t forget how their pollination assists other plants and flowers used for medications and