Ask a sample of lay people you know, and you will be surprised to learn that they know very little about honeybees.
Pollination is perhaps the most important natural process for our food security. Many fruits and oil-seeds depend on honeybees for reproduction.
The benefits of honey are widely known, but its production is not the most important thing that bees do during their busy lives.
Bees are also thought to be adept at keeping caterpillar pests away. Here is a web address to a report on this matter:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7796138.stm
Agriculture would not be the same without honeybees. Yet, even farmers ignore these brave and industrious creatures.
The rearing and breeding of honeybees is a matter of high technology, and deserves abundant funding. Yet, very little is done in this vital matter. It is simply because of our ignorance.
There are secular benefits in promoting awareness of honeybees and their crucial contributions to our lives. That is why the event announced at the following link is so important:
http://www.citizen-times.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990108070
Do your bit for pesticide safety and environmental conservation by promoting awareness about honeybees.
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