Dec 2nd
“25 Days of Living in the Light!”
“So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of the land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey.” Exodus 3:8
May 20th is World Bee Day. It is also my birthday! This year for the “25 Days of Living in the Light” project, I chose to donate to Bees for Development. Here is some information about Bees for Development. “Founded in 1993 by Megan Denver, Bees for Development was originally set up to educate communities in poorer nations on the financial and ecological benefits of beekeeping. Today, Bees For Development tackles poverty in Africa, Asia, Europe, and America by providing local people with the tools and knowledge to perform sustainable beekeeping.”
I chose this project because bees help the world! In the past 15 years 90% of the bees have disappeared. Bees have lost half of their habitat because of climate change and I want to help bees survive. We depend on bees for our food. One out of every three bites of food comes from plants that are pollinated by bees and butterflies. Also, this organization helps provide work for people who live in poverty. Bees for Development teaches people how to become beekeepers and they can then sell the honey and beeswax.
Along with donating money I also purchased milkweed seeds and planted them in our garden and in a nearby nature preserve. Milkweed feeds monarch butterflies, another kind of pollinator, during their migration to Mexico. We should all do more to support bees and other pollinators and make sure that we continue to take care of God’s beautiful creation.
