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Introduction: For years, honeybees were dying and no one had a clue why. Beekeepers have said that they use to see 5-10 percent of bees in their hives die. But starting in 2006 to now more than 30 percent of bees have died, that's more than 10 million beehives which is worth an estimate of about 2 billion dollars. Apiculture and Social Insects ​February 17 2018. (PAUSE) Thesis: The death of honeybees should not be in the negatives, since in fact we need the honeybees for multiple reasons. Without them our whole harvests of fruits, vegetables and nuts would fail. As well as lead problems to cotton and in our meat and dairy industries. We must take action to our decline of our honeybees and help stop the sharp spike of their death. Preview: Today I will share with you the problems of the decline of honeybees, the causes of this problem and solutions on how we can help save the honeybees. First let’s look at the problem The death of honeybees can cause multiple problems. Honeybees are known to be the source of all which allows us to to eat and have the stuff we do. WIthout these honeybees we lose lots of food meals take for example a burger. “The bun of a burger comes from wind pollinated grains and the meat comes from a

grass-and-grain-fed cow. As well as a secret sauce which includes paprika which is from a bees pollinated pepper, or turmeric which is the root of a bee pollinated ginger. Pickles, onions canola oil, and even cheese all depend on honeybees. According to “​Wall Street Journal​ June 30 2018. Losing these honeybees means we lose everything alongside with it. From meat to dairy to cotton and much others. Shows that the world is unknown about the dependence we need from the bees and the dependence the bees need from us. We replenish their stocks and grow 10 thousand acres of flowers they use to pollinate. This helps prove that bees are the main source of all and without them we would lose a lot of everyday items. M.P 1 : Moreover, the death of bees during the summer is highly unusual since, summer and spring are the best time for the bees. However, it seems to be that instead of the bees dying in winter they are dying in summer. Which can be the cause of a few things. One main cause could be the hoverflies which are exposed to the same diseases and may move the infection around when they feed from the same flowers of honeybees.” ​Targeted News Service Feb 28 2018 - ​Since hoverflies are mobile they can undertake migrations thus showing that they have the

potential to spread diseases through the landscape and even across the continents. Showing that since they feed on the same flowers as honeybees they can spread these diseases causing the honeybees to die and which could potentially be the reason of the decline of these honeybees. Now that I have informed you of the problem, let's talk about the causes. M.P 3: New studies have shown that glyphosate is indirectly killing honeybees all over the world. Glyphosate is found in products such as roundup and other related products. Studies have shown that this may be the reason of the bees deaths. “Colony Collapse Disorder or also known as CCD is known to be a phenomenon that occurs when the majority of worker bees on a colony disappear and leave behind the queen.” According to​ Phil’s Stock​ from September 26 2018. Glyphosate jeopardizes the insects ability to fight infections and since these bees are exposed to it, it alters with the bees ecosystem of bacterial living in the digestive tract. Thus proving the point that since these bees are exposed to such chemicals it alters their bodies allowing deadly diseases in which is causing the decline. M.P 2: Another issue that can be the potential

reason is the varroa mite. “This mite attaches to young bees and introduces them to a virus that

drains a protein called vitellogenin from the bees. Bees are born with a lifetime supply of vitellogenin which gradually is usedup over the lifecycle and dictates when a bee leaves the colony at the end of its life.” According to the ​Washington News​ from April 10 2018. However, this decline in honeybees causes major issueson hand, which includes danger in our food supply andother pollination problems. This mite is one of many reasons as to why the honeybees are declining and why they seem to be dying during the summer which is leaving the beekeepers with fewer pollinators for crops. We have now seen the reasons behind the issue; let's move on to a solution to this problem. Although there is no main solution to solve this problem there are many ways we can change and help the existing bees we have strive a bit longer. Science and Children​ December 6 2017: informed on things we can change. To start we can plant bee friendly flowers to help them pollinate as well as allow a beehive in your garden to live. This can help lower the CCD and allow the bees to pollinate and get back to their hive. As long as we dont expose them to glyphosate such as things to round up and others we can help keep intact their immune system which will allow them to help fight the infections off. Transition: Clearly, there are some viable options to change our habits in order to help the death of

honeybees. Summary: Today we have discussed the problems that can arise if the honeybee population declines and why this continues to be a problem and the causes behind it as well as solutions that help fix this problem on hand. Pleaser: Honeybee deaths are decreasing and at this rate we could possible see them become extinct which can cause problems for us, since they are all behind our everyday meals as well as what we wear and so forth. According to ​Creators Syndicate​ on June 15 2018 they estimated 115 thousand to 125 thousand beekeepers in the United States and since then beekeepers have also been dropping due to them losing millions of bees making their job almost impossible. In the end, we need to help save the bees and make sure to help increase their life expectancy in order for us to eat the things we want.