Bumblebees are disappearing before our eyes
Pesticides and habitat loss are driving America’s bumblebees to extinction. That’s why we’re working to save them.
Save the bees
We are working to save the bees - from asking Amazon to stop selling bee-killing pesticides to sharing bee-friendly garden tips - and you can help.
Bees play a crucial role in our lives. But as our society uses more pesticides, their populations are plummeting. Fortunately, we know how to help them: protecting already-existing bee habitat, expanding habitat by planting pollinator-friendly plants in our own gardens and on public lands, and ending the worst uses of the pesticides that are killing them. Together, we can save the bees.
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Did You Know?
Around the world, 75% of all food crops and a full 90% of all wild flowering plants rely on bees for pollination.
Learn more about the ways our world relies on bees.
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Thanksgiving, delicious pumpkin pie and the role of pollinators
Bumblebees, squash bees and honey bees pollinate the pumpkins that lead to pumpkin pie, and bees pollinate many of the foods on our Thanksgiving table.
How popcorn could help save the bees
Almost all corn planted in the U.S. is coated with bee-killing pesticides. We’re calling on popcorn makers to take action to save the bees.
Signs of hope: New bee species discovered across the country
The discovery of new wild bee species is a beacon of hope as bees continue to face threats from pesticides and habitat loss.
Seeds covered with pesticides are killing bees
150 million acres of America's crops are planted with pesticide coated-seeds that are killing bees. Two states have said enough is enough.
For struggling butterflies, if it’s not one pesticide, it’s another
Glyphosate drove the decline in monarch butterflies in the past. A new study says neonics are the main culprit in recent butterfly losses in the Midwest.
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Steve
Blackledge
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America