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Protecting Honey bees
Honey bees are facing a harsh decline. Their loss in numbers has been a large issue that's being monitored by both the news media and science world. Researchers, and apiarists from all over the world have found that there are several causes for honey bees decline in numbers. These causes include Colony Collapse Disorder, parasites, environment, pesticides, and other natural causes.

Importance
Honey bees are very important for the growth of many life sustaining crops. Honey bees are the worlds most hard working pollinators. Some birds like hummingbirds, and other insects like butterflies. Pollen is not only an important source of energy and nutrition for honey bees, but an important part of making flower bearing plant life grow.html Without honey bees, many of our crops would begin to disappear without the bees hard work. There's a giant list of crops that depend on honey bees to pollinate them, including apples, peaches, coffee beans,onions and many more.

How to save them
With all of the causes that are hurting the bee population, there are just as many ways or more to save them. Many people around the world have started several 'Save The Bees' petitions and campaigns. Green Peace, Canadian Honey Council , and government officials and many other organizations are working hard to spread the word on ways to help save the honey bee population. Most suggestions to save the bees are:

- Plant bee friendly gardens at your home - Become a bee keeper - Sign the petitions currently circulating - Lobby with your local government to stop the use of pesticides in local farmer's fields - Apiarists should protect their hives from parasites and larger wild life - Have hives safely removed and relocated from your home

One creative researcher came up with a neat gadget to help honey bees during their work days with a nectar key chain. The key chain serves as a honey bee first aid kit, you lay it out while as a source of energy and nutrition for the honey bees.