It�s The Little Things: Bees

�Human beings have fabricated the illusion that in the 21st century they have the

technological prowess to be independent of nature. Bees underline the reality that we

are more, not less, dependent on nature�s services in a world of close to 7 billion people�

- Achim Steiner, Executive Director UN Environment Programme (UNEP) -

One of the things I enjoy most when working in the garden is the buzzing bees as they work alongside me, flying from flower to flower, oblivious, or maybe indifferent, to my non-threatening presence.

These workhorses of the insect world play a very important role in our food production and in the economy; their hard work guarantees that each generation enjoys the vegetables, fruits, nuts and flowers that are taken for granted.

And they are beautiful. But dying in record numbers. Their plight breaks my heart.

Imagine a world without them.

Below is an inside view of a honey bee hive. It includes remarkable close-up footage of the honey bee�s �waggle dance�; a method of providing directions to a pollen source that is the only known symbolic language existing outside of humans and lower primates.



We need to make the world a safer place for these magnificent creatures.

Have a lovely Tuesday, everyone.