Entry 8: 13/7/08

To conclude, bees are very important to the ecosystem. They have a very big role in their habitat, not unlike many other organisms. Bees are major pollinators for many flowering plants. If they were no bees, many species of flowering plants may decrease in number or even go extinct. Also, bees provide food for many species of animals, including us. Honey that is made by the bees are food for us, bears, badgers and other mammals. Also, bees are preyed upon by other insects such as praying mantises or dragonflies. If the bees were extinct, these insects would decrease in population as bees are a source of food for them. Also, the bees are important to us, as farming of certain fruits depend on these insects for pollination. If the bees were extinct, we would have certainly have lesser food to eat, and millions of people would starve.

So we can see how the bees affects the ecosystem in many ways, in its roles as prey and pollinator. If bees would die out, it would cause a chain effect in its habitat, and many organisms would be soon extinct as well.