#1 Kindle Best Seller the first weekend of its publication. "This
is a very important book and one that belongs in the hands of
everyone who cares about ecology and the preservation of the bee
population, and that in turn means the preservation of life as we
know it on this planet." - Grady Harp, Amazon Hall of Fame
Reviewer. Albert Einstein said, "If the bee disappears from the
earth, man would have no more than four years to live." This
beautifully illustrated edition is meant to educate the reader
about the potential extinction of the bees as an indicator of a
mass extinction, the last one of which was 65 million years ago. It
explains what pollination is, who does it, why its essential to us,
what things are threatening our pollinators and what we, as
individuals, can do about it. They have been in existence for over
100 million years, but it has taken us less than 30 years to kill
almost all of them off. Honey bees are responsible for pollinating
60% of the world's food supply. Without them, the human race would
face starvation. A worldwide epidemic, it has been called the bee
apocalypse by Russia's president, but it is worse in the United
States than any other country. Since 1972, feral honey bees in the
United States have declined 80% to near extinction, and domestic
bees in the United States are down to 60%. Since 2006, the epidemic
has been referred to as colony collapse disorder, describing the
disappearance of entire colonies of bees. Among the causes cited
for this disaster of epidemic proportions are parasites, the
decrease in abundance and diversity of wildflowers, insecticides
and genetically engineered foods (GMO's) that create their own
synthetic pesticides which kill bees as well as other insects. But
one thing is for certain-- mankind is responsible for the drastic
decline in bee population and the United States government is doing
nothing about it. On the contrary, the government has taken
measures to make the problem worse. There is more to this delicate
100 million year old evolution of pollination that just honey bees,
who were not native to the United States, but imported from Europe
and probably originally came from Africa. At least 4,000 species of
wild bees are known to exist in North America alone. All of them
are at risk, and this book will show you how you can make a
difference in saving them, our food supply, and our planet as we
know it.
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