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honey bees and why they met her.
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What are honey bees?
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Honey bees are also known as a piss Malik.
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Fara are a species of bees, the native to Eurasia
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and are introduced species to Australia.
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Their diet consists of nectar and pollen and they live
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in colonies and hives.
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They are important because they pollinate plants where 90% of
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plants require animal pollination to reproduce.
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They also produce honey bees wax and be poison, which
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is found to have anti cancer effects.
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There are a variety of factors that are causing the
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decline in bee populations.
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The more long term factor would be climate change, which
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is causing bees to migrate to areas of cooler temperatures,
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causing habitat loss variations and monthly temperatures could cause flowers
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to bloom earlier in spring and resulting in the mismatch
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of the timing between flowers blooming and the bees ring
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ready to pollinate.
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This can cause honey bees to be weaker and more
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susceptible to diseases and parasites.
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Honey bees also have low genetic diversity, which makes it
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harder for them to evolve and adapt.
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Another threat would be the use of pesticides, especially in
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flowering plants.
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one of that bees access or through chemical sprays that
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drift. Yeah, I quote from the windy foundation is without
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bees. Our food security is at risk.
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That's why food security needs be security.
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There are things that everyone can do to help the
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bees. This includes building a whole nation garden with native
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flowering plants which are a great source of nectar and
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Poland providing good nesting spots for the bees, including down
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would hollowed stems, brush piles and stone walls, and also
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being extra careful or completely avoiding using pesticides, especially during
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the early mornings and late at night, where B is
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the most active.
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Here are all the references.