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The Role of Pollination: Why Bees are Essential
Bees are essential for pollination, responsible for pollinating approximately 90% of wild plants and 75% of the world's leading crops. One-third of the food we consume depends directly or indirectly on these industrious pollinators. If bees were to disappear suddenly, estimates suggest humanity would face starvation within four years.
This reliance on bees highlights the importance of maintaining their populations and habitats. Their diminutive stature belies their monumental impact on our food systems—without them, crops like apples, almonds, and strawberries would vanish.