Environment Colorado kicks off summer No Bees No Food campaign
On World Bee Day, Environment Colorado set out to save our most vital pollinators.
On May 20, Environment Colorado launched our No Bees, No Food campaign, urging state legislators to ban the most common and troubling uses of the bee-killing pesticides known as neonicotinoid pesticides, or neonics. Each winter, beekeepers are losing 30 percent of their honeybee colonies. Why is that such bad news? Worldwide, 100 crops make up 90 percent of our food supply. We rely on bees to pollinate 71 of these essential 100 crops.
"The first step in saving the bees is getting rid of the pesticides that kill them," said Environment Colorado's Jeanne Bassett. "Banning neonics is a step Colorado can take today to preserve our vital pollinators."
This summer, Environment Colorado canvassers are knocking on thousands of doors to build public support to save the bees from the pesticides that threaten their survival.
Photo: Environment Colorado staff at our No Bees No Food campaign kickoff. Credit: Ted Gotwals.
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