CIA 4

1. Why We Should Focus on
Saving the Bees
Brooke Gollaway

2. Why the Bees are Dying
 Pesticide use
 Global warming
 In the last 5 years, 30% of the national bee population has died

3. Colony Collapse Disorder
 Is to bees like AIDS is to humans
 Randomly occurring phenomenon
 Could be caused by global warming
 Main reason the bee population is declining

4. A World Without Bees
 No fruits, vegetables, nuts, or seeds
 Humanity wouldn’t last over 4 years without bees
 Foods that are produced would be very poor quality

5. Where are Bees Most Needed?
 Bees are most needed in the Midwestern Corn Belt and California’s Central Value
 The bee population is decreasing in those two areas the most
Blue is higher population
of bees, tan is lower.

6. How We Can Help
 Plant bee friendly flowers!
 Don’t use chemicals and pesticides in your garden
 Buy local, raw, honey
 Bees are thirsty! Place some water outside
 If you can, become a beekeeper!