“We once grew food without chemicals.
We Never grew food without BEES.”

~ Elise BC ~

“In addition to gathering nectar to produce honey, honey bees perform a vital second function – pollination, making them a critical component of today’s agricultural market. In fact, about one-third of the human diet is derived from insect-pollinated plants, and honey bees are responsible for 80 percent of this pollination….

Without the honey bees’ pollination work, the quantity and quality of many crops would be reduced and some would not yield at all. According to a 2000 Cornell University study, the increased yield and quality of agricultural crops as a result of honey bee pollination is valued at more than $14.6 billion per year. And although other insects can pollinate plants, honey bees are premier pollinators because they are available throughout the growing season and pollinate a wide range of crops.”

~ (http:// http://www.honey.com/honey-at-home/learn-about-honey/honey-bees-and-pollination/

“Beauty does not linger; it only visits.
Yet beauty’s visitation affects us and invites us into its rhythm;
it calls us to feel, think and act beautifully in the world:
to create and live a life that awakens the Beautiful.
A life without delight is only half a life.”

~ John O’Donohue

Text & image source: The birds and the bees and the flowers and the trees https://web.facebook.com/allaboutthebirdsandthebeestheflowersandthetrees/