EVERY youngster learns from an early age about the vital role played by birds and bees in the natural world.
Without the principle of pollination, by which flowers and other seed plants are reproduced, our gardens and countryside would look comparatively barren and far less attractive.
And without the humble honey bee, one of nature's principle propagation methods would be seriously hampered.
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So it is distressing to learn about the fears of East Lancashire's beekeepers that the insects could be wiped out by a mite. The Varroa Mites have developed resistance to the chemical treatment that has controlled them up to now.
Bee colonies have begun dying as a result and beekeepers have asked for £8million from the government to research the problem over five years. The government's response has apparently been to promise a ten-year study beginning in the autumn.
The fear is this would be too little, too late and threaten million of pounds worth of food which we would not have without the work of bees.
Too much in this world has been destroyed by man. Action must be taken now to ensure the protection and survival of a species which has a crucial place in the natural world.
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