Bees are the most important beings in the planet. Here is why.

Even from the beginning of human life, the human activities are constantly playing the major role in shaping the present and future of the every other living beings in the planet earth and the planet itself. The every physical and ecological changes in the planet earth are the result of the human intervention since a long period of time. Basically humans, considered as the most superior living beings, are to be blamed or to be credited for the every changes happening in the earth.

Yeah, we humans may have been the superior ones but are not definitely the most important one. A recent study conducted by the Earthwatch institute has concluded the bees to be the most important living beings on the planet.

It seems like the bees are one of the ideal kind of living beings one can dream of. Yeah its sting hurts a lot, but hey, that’s their defensive gesture. Aside of the defense, bees do no harm to the humans and the earth unlike other fatal insects. In-fact bees are the only beings proven to be free of any kinds of pathogens. That means the bees don’t carry any of the pathogens regardless of whether it is fungus, a virus or a bacteria.

Moreover the agriculture of the world depends on 70% of these insects. That means 70 out of 100 foods we feed in are intervened in favor by the bees. The bees are considered to be playing the major role in pollination and fertilization of the entomophilous plants. The flora and fauna of the planet directly depend upon the bees for their multiplication.

Presence of bees not only helps the ecological diversity and the balance flourish, they also impact largely on the various economic aspects of the society. The importance of honey, we harvest off of the honeybees’ hard work, is very well known to the masses, and this has further been the major source of income. It has also helped to establish the various industries of small scale such as honey harvesting, wax manufacturing etc. Since the beekeeping is not that much of hard work to carry out, it has also enabled the way of self-employment.

However, with the news of bees being the most important living beings on the planet and the true human companions, here comes the sad news, which hurts even more than the stings of the bees itself. According to the recent studies, Bees have already entered into the verge of extinction. Bees around the world have disappeared by around 90 percentage. The reasons for the disappearance may be different depending on the regions, but the main reasons of their disappearance are found to be excessive deforestation, lack of safe places for nests, lack of flowers, use of uncontrolled pesticides, changes in the climate and the soil conditions.

Furthermore, the waves produced due to the mobile telephony and the waves emitted during calls are to be accused of disorienting the bees causing them to lose their sense of direction and putting their life in danger. Also, Uncontrolled use of pesticides like fumigation of crops are also responsible for disappearance of the bees.

It has now been the responsibility of all of us to preserve the bees acknowledging their importance in the ecology and the well being of the planet. Some of the measures we can apply to preserve the most important living beings on the planet is to reduce using toxic pesticides, promoting natural agro alternatives, researching on the causes of their disappearance and the various other attempts for their conservation.