{"id":7303,"date":"2021-05-20T13:38:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T12:38:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/beatlieblog\/?p=7303"},"modified":"2021-05-20T13:38:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T12:38:57","slug":"world-bee-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/wl\/beatlieblog\/2021\/05\/20\/world-bee-day\/","title":{"rendered":"World Bee Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are celebrating World Bee Day in Beatlie.<\/p>\n

This year’s theme is ‘Bee engaged – Build Back Better for Bees’<\/p>\n

So what’s the buzz about bees?<\/span><\/div>\n

A third of the world’s food production depends on bees.<\/p>\n

Bees pollinate\u00a0(a process vital to crops growing)<\/i>\u00a0three quarters (75%) of leading global crops, including oilseed rape, apples, soft fruits, beans and\u00a0courgettes, as well as things like tomatoes<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0strawberries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Bees are vital for maintaining the balance between living organisms such as human beings, plants, and animals as well as their environment.<\/p>\n

They also\u00a0help reduce pollution<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scientific studies have proven that bees have become increasingly endangered.\u00a0So what can be done to help?<\/span><\/p>\n