Can Life Go on Without the Birds and the Bees (and the Bats)?
Not for long, no. One-third of the U.S. food supply is dependent on the pollination from bees alone, and without bats or birds, the food supply as you know it would be long gone. Is there anything you can do? Well, on a local level, yes. I would suggest contacting your town’s city officials to protest spraying the area with pesticides to combat West Nile Virus. Next, if you have a backyard, consider putting up a couple of bat houses, a bird feeder, and a bird bath, then planting some flowers that attract bees, such as: * Basil, rosemary, sage and thyme * Lavender * Geraniums * Sunflowers * Verbena * Zinnias * Bee balm * Cosmos These are small steps, but no contribution is too small when it comes to our one and only environment.
