Bees pollinate a third of everything we eat and play a vital role in sustaining the planet’s ecosystems. Some 84% of the crops grown for human consumption – around 400 different types of plants – need bees and other insects to pollinate them to increase their yields and quality. 1) The honey bee is the only insect that produces food we can eat. 2)It's estimated that cross-pollination from bees helps 30% of the world’s food crops and 90% of wild plants to grow. That means, without bees, most of the plants, including food and native plants, would go extinct. 3)In the US, bees pollinate over $15 billion worth of crops. This includes our favorites like apples, berries, cantaloupes, cucumbers, alfalfa, and almonds. 4) If bees go extinct, we die. #Beelivesmatter



