Video Blog: What’s happening to the bees?

Bees pollinate 71 of 100 crops that supply 90% of the world’s food and in the past decade, beekeepers have been reporting an average loss of 30% of all honeybee colonies each winter.

This blog post and the video were created by Environment Montana intern Tiffany Folkes. 

Bees pollinate 71 of 100 crops that supply 90% of the world’s food and in the past decade, beekeepers have been reporting an average loss of 30% of all honeybee colonies each winter. Montana is not an exception to these statistics and bees are essential for the pollination of Montana crops like strawberries, pumpkins, onions and tomatoes.

One major reason for bees dying off is the use of a category of insecticides called Neonicotinoids, also known as neonics. Missoula beekeepers have noticed the impact of insecticide-treated plants on their bees and know that the only way to protect bees is by changing agricultural practices and supporting wild plant life.

You can read more about bees and Environment America’s Bee Friendly Food Alliance at www.beefriendlyfood.org

Special thanks to:
Sam Wüstner
Rod Foster
Zabeth Runyan

Music:
Before the Plough by Quarkstar (c) copyright 2017 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/Quarkst…