Bees
Baths aren’t just for the birds! Bees and other beneficial insects – ladybugs, butterflies, and predatory wasps – all need fresh water to drink but most can’t land in a conventional bird bath without crashing. “They’re like tanks with wings,” says bee master Brian Campbell. “They need islands in the water to touch down on.” [...]
There are many crops that are almost completely dependent on pollination by honey bees – almonds, cherries, blueberries, onions, to just name a few. Where are the bees? Entomologists call the mass disappearance of honey bees, colony collapse disorder, or CCD. According to Science Daily, the cause is most likely toxins that make bees more [...]
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