Bees, such as honeybees, bumblebees, and many of the native bees are critically important to most crops. Without bees, much of the food we eat would disappear. This is why bees making the endangered species list for the first time in the United States is so critically important.

What Do Bees Do for Mankind?

Bees are pollinating insects, which means that they help make the yield on most crops more successful. In fact, most crops would not exist on a commercial basis without bees. In China, the loss of bees is so severe that apple farmers have to pollinate their trees by hand. That added labor drives up the price of apples. If the United States were to lose bees there would be a very marked reduction in apples, oranges, squash, beans, tomatoes, peppers, and so on. In fact, the list of foods we would lose would be incredibly significant. There is only so much hand pollinating can do.

Why Are Bees Beneficial?

Much of the food you find in grocery stores is at least partially in thanks to bees. Without bees, the price of food would be staggering. American farmers would have to pay people to pollinate their crops by hand. It is estimated that as much as one-third of pollinated foods would be gone. What would be left would be wind pollinated crops such as corn and wheat. The price of meats would rise dramatically because the price of grains would rival gold. Bees are a critical necessity to life as we know it.

Bees Make the Endangered Species List for the First Time Ever

For a while now, the fate of bees has been in question. Colony collapse is devastating honeybee colonies across the globe. Many of the bumblebees are dying off. That is why Preventative Pest Control moves wild bee colonies away from homes instead of destroying them.

Honeybees are a social insect and they survive because they form colonies. When those colonies get too large, a new queen flies off with a portion of the drones to form a new hive. Preventative Pest Control knows how to handle bees safely. We collect them, box them to keep them safe and contained and then we transport them to a location where they can set up a colony and help support Texas agriculture.

How to Help the Bees

If you are concerned about bees there are some things you can do to help them. Be very specific about pesticide usages. Call Preventive Pest Control to help with your pest control issues because we know proper usage and application of pesticides so as not to harm the bees. Bees need pollen and that means one of the easiest things to do is to plant more flowers.

If you have a colony of bees that you think needs to be moved, we do that. Just contact us and we will come and investigate. Never approach a colony of bees, leave that to our Arizona bee control experts.