
Why are bees important?
What do bees make you think of? Honey? Getting stung? As it turns out, they are far more important than you might realize—and are worth protecting.
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.
What do bees make you think of? Honey? Getting stung? As it turns out, they are far more important than you might realize—and are worth protecting.
Learn more about the ways our world relies on bees.
Neonic pesticides kill bees in huge numbers, yet Home Depot continues to sell them. We’re calling on Home Depot to stop.
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.
Bees are essential to our environment and our lives but we are hastening their extinction through the unnecessary use of bee-killing pesticides.
The discovery of new wild bee species is a beacon of hope as bees continue to face threats from pesticides and habitat loss.
New study finds that feeding hydrogel microparticles to bumblebees can increase their survival rate after exposure to deadly pesticides.
Senior Director, Conservation America Campaign, Environment America
Managing Director, Frontier Group; Senior Vice President, The Public Interest Network