Widely considered the most important animal on the planet, the honey bee is facing a steep global decline due to industrial agricultural practices and climate change. The honey bee is such a large part of the global ecosystem in terms of plant/flower pollination and in turn, the available vegetation for many plant-eating species.
A typical colony of bees consists of around 20,000-60,000 individual female worker bees and male drone bees while each colony one has one queen. During summer months, the queen bee spends most of her time laying eggs and can even process up to 2,500 eggs per day!
The honey produced by this species of bee is unique in terms of both its production and what it has the potential to be used for. Compared to other insects, the honey bee is the only species with the ability to produce a substance suitable for human consumption. It has also been long regarded as a useful medical remedy as well as natural energy boost because its main ingredients, fructose and glucose.
Colony collapse disorder is a term that scientists have created for when honey bee hives suddenly lose their adult member, mostly due to human interaction, and can no longer sustain life as a hive. For this reason, as well as several others, we as a human population have the ability to save the honey bee and avoid very serious environmental consequences associated with its extinction.