...Running head: SAVE THE HONEY BEES! 1 Save the Honey Bees Ryan Lovett Northern Illinois University SAVE THE HONEY BEES! 2 Save the Honey Bees! Breaking news! Honey bees turn into zombies! Honey bees are disappearing because of colony collapse disorder. Honey bees are the most important insect to the survival of the human race because honey bees pollinate about one third of the fruits and vegetables used as food (Genersch, 2010, p. 87). In order to save the honey bees from extinction, it is important to first understand what honey bees do. It is also important to know how beekeepers take care of bees so that more beekeepers may be trained for future bees to thrive and for others to be knowledgeable of the bees. Commercial beekeepers transport their bees all around the United States to pollinate the US food supply. Research of colony collapse disorder or CCD, which is the reason for the bees disappearing, is important so bee keepers and scientists can prevent further cases of CCD. Understanding What Honey Bees Do. Honey bees are an important creature that balances the ecosystem. Understanding what bees do is important to maintaining their survival, as well as ours. The major objective of any bee is to form a nest; in the case of honey bees their nest is a hive. In order to build their house, a queen bee and some workers begin making the foundation. Once the house is completed, the workers get the queen settled in and she begins laying eggs. In captivity, the queen...
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...been made” (John 1:3 New International Version). The environment is something that we as humans often take for granted. Making up everything that surrounds us, you would think that more of our population would take this blessing into more consideration. The actions we take for our environment do not compare to those taken against it. With it being a Christian’s responsibility to preserve and protect this God given Earth, we shall always try our hardest to fulfill his expectations. Sure we can put our recycling bins out on the curb once a week or maybe even pick up trash we see in our parks (which the average person refuses to do), but I feel that we need to take more responsibility and create a more healthy environment. We need to take charge and start promoting a more all-around environment conscious lifestyle to keep this blessing that God gave to us alive. Statistics have shown that the effects humans have on Earth are ever-growing and if we don’t change our ways now, who knows what the future may be like. The toll for not being “green” will definitely have a detrimental effect on us and our next generations. Environmental issues are growing before our eyes. Coral reefs are losing life which causes fish to have to survive without shelter, bees are disappearing leaving a huge dent in our food production, and the list goes on. Most people don't really hear about these issues due to the fact that it's hardly ever broadcasted. How can we learn and find solutions if the people aren't...
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...slowly diminishing. What we don’t realize is that bees account for a third of our food supply, that is one in every three bites of food you eat! That may not seem like a big deal, I mean we would still have food, but let me show you the reality of this situation. You are driving to have dinner with your family at...
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...similar but have differences. Free Range farming incorporates meats eggs and dairy farming. I hope to explain further in my paper the definitions of Free Range. What allows farmers to claim Free Range and what consumers should look for when wanting authentic Free Range Farming products? Pritchard, Forrest. "3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms." Smith Meadows. Smith Meadows, 24 May 2013. Web. 11 Nov. 2013. In this very informative article by Forrest Pritchard, 3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms the importance of Free Range Farms on the eco-system and our environment is thoroughly explained. Pritchard explained the cycle where earth worms burrows through the soil irrigating; this helps farmers get ready for planting. Worms become food for livestock such as chickens; it is the circle of life. Free Range Farms need to grow grass year round to feed livestock, growing grass requires limited or no human or mechanical energy this allows Farmers to save on cost. Growing grass also creates moisture and provides a more fertile home for earth worms and other insect who aids in fertilization and irrigation of the soil. Free Range...
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...Honey Bees and Bumblebees are currently being poisoned by your garden, causing their mass extinction. There are many causes of bee life decline, some being: Pesticides, drought, habitat destruction, nutrition deficit, air pollution, and global warming. We are at fault for so many of these death traps, but the biggest harm is pesticides. Everytime you spray your garden with any pesticides (especially those containing neonicotinoids), the poison seeps into the pollen and the bud of the flower. The bee, who’s collecting the pollen from the flower, is now collecting the poison you fed your yard with. These little workers ingest the insecticides, which intoxicates their central nervous system, causes paralysis and then kills them. The issue...
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...Bees are miraculous in their own ways. Humans are intrigued by their social structures, their mechanisms and how within a hive each bee has their very own role. Within a hive there is only one queen that lays eggs and keeps reproducing. There are also drone bees, or male bees, that have one purpose and that is to fertilize new queens. Lastly, the most essential and largest quantity of bees are the workers. They forage for pollen and nectar, contribute to the care of the queen and drones, feed larvae, protect the hive and perform other tasks to ensure the survival of the colony. Overall, each bee works together in a very organized and harmonic way to strive for survival every day. Every since bees were put on this planet, they have been a vital...
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...Burt’s Bees: Leaving the Hive 1. A. Market: Natural - organic personal care; develop, manufacture and distribute; targeting LOHAS (NMI, 2007) consumers, around the world. B. The market is the industry where the organization competes, and it needs to be specifically defined. In general, the requirements for an appropriate market definition include: a) should be narrowly defined; b) should include at least 90% of the company’s sales and c) a “real” market as defined by customers and competitors (Kulzick, 2007). Market definitions to be complete should include four different factors: 1. Company’s product or service ( Natural – organic personal care products that include: (Lip balm, oral care, hair care, body care, face cleansing and care and outdoor – sun care). 2. Customer ( Someone who pays the money for the service and/or product. According to the Natural Marketing Institute (2007), the Natural-Organic Personal Care Products Market targets consumers classified as LOHAS consumers. LOHAS is the acronym for Lifestyles Of Health And Sustainability. This refers to an integrated consumer group, which has a meaningful sense of environmental and social responsibility and incorporates those values into purchasing decisions. LOHAS is a critical target for companies marketing natural and organic personal care products because these consumers opinions are very influential and help push healthy environmentally- friendly products into the mainstream...
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...Whoopee, Emerald Bay, Catalina was super fun while learning and being in the water! With all the fish and the whole marine environment setting, Catalina was a wonderful place to be to learn and grow in knowledge for our Sixth Grade Science Camp. At Catalina, I had some brand new experiences, learned about the marine life, and grew spiritually. During our sixth grade Catalina trip, I experienced a lot of new things, in which were filled with new memories. One experience that I had was doing the skit with my friends, which was about Mrs. Semanovich asking us about how camp was. In our skit, we joked around a lot and we had seriousness about what we learned, about garibaldi, the California State Fish, and we also had a dance to it. To add, our...
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...“The whole fabric of honey bee society depends on communication- on an innate ability to send and receive messages, to encode and decode information.” (passage 1) In the classic novel The Secret Life of Bees, author Sue Monk Kidd uses the bee colony as a symbol to show how close-knit the Boatwright sisters, Lily, Rosaleen and the rest of the Daughters of Mary are and how they’d do anything to protect each other. In nature, bees and their colonies are exactly the same way. Throughout the novel, especially in the beginning, readers get a close understanding of how the main character, Lily Owens’, father, T. Ray, is inexplicably abusive. This harsh environment carries in towards the end of the story when T.Ray shows up to the Boatwright house where Lily is staying, intent on bringing her home with him. However, the Daughters of Mary come to her rescue with just a call from August. “The four of them lined up beside us, clutching their pocketbooks up against their bodies like they might have to use them to beat the living hell out of somebody. I wondered how we must look to him. A bunch of women- Mabelee four foot ten, Lunelle’s hair standing straight up on her head begging to be braided, Violet muttering, “Blessed Mary,” and Queenie- tough old Queenie- with her hands on her hips and her lip shoved out, every inch of her saying,...
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...1 Introduction 1.1 Background This assignment has been assigned by Mr. Gilbert for me to do a research on any topics that is related to the chapters that are available in this subject. The title of my research will be “Does CSR have any impact on company performance?” . Plato once said that, Only people with the whole nations good in mind can be allowed to rule the just state (Plato through Larsson, 2003 p. 87). Hence from this statement we can see that even in the past people do take serious about the importance of ethical behaviour. The multinational companies' spot and impact is developing in the global economy furthermore, with it higher requests on obligation regarding the social and natural impacts that originates from the organizations' own particular operations. Accordingly, there is a developing enthusiasm for corporate social responsibility (CSR). Enquist, Johnson and Camén (2005) state that after waves of generation situated and later administration arranged viewpoints on organizations, a third wave of sustainability and triple bottom line concern deduction is developing. According to (Elkington, 1997) the triple bottom line is trying to surround the three type of sustainability. Which is the economic, the environment and the social. Enquist, Johnson and Camén (2005) confirms that by saying this: Companies are paying attention to their core values and the development of a sense of corporate social responsibility, which can be used in marketing strategies and in...
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...Systemic Pesticides and the Honeybee Population Beekeepers have been experiencing a large decline in their honeybee populations for the past decade at a startling rate. The disappearance of the honeybees has a much larger impact on daily life in the United States as well as around the world than many would believe, as they are cornerstones in a healthy and prosperous ecosystem. The extremely complex yet small honeybee is responsible for a large majority of the food we consume everyday. While there are multiple theories surrounding the disappearance of the bees, the use of systemic pesticides is leading the way as the culprit. The use of systemic pesticides needs to be banned in the United States due to the negative impact they are having on the honeybee population. As the population of the United States continues to grow exponentially annually, so does the need for an increased food supply. Monocultures have been the answer to this need due to the fact that they allow farmers to mass-produce a single item much cheaper and easier than traditional farming in which multiple crops are grown on a single plot of land. There are many possibilities for the types of plants that can be found in a monoculture but typically wheat, corn, and soy are the main monocultures crops in the United States due to the wide use of these plants in countless products on the grocery store shelves. These monocultures have caused the use of pesticides to reach levels never seen before by the agricultural...
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...already mentioned. The first candles were made of flax thread coated with wax and pitch. Palm oil, bees wax, coconut oil, and olive oil are also used to produce these candles during the olden times. But as time passes by, there were changes that took place in candles. Not only on its appearance, but also in the materials being used to produce one. Up to the present, candles are still being used by every household and can be considered as a necessity. Knowing that a candle is a necessity for every household, researchers looked for ways to produce a candle which is cheap and at the same time environment friendly. The researchers aim to produce a product which has same quality and efficiency as commercially produced candles. Not only will it save the environment, but also the people who will be able to save money. A. Background of the Study 1. Why was the study conducted? The researchers conducted the study in order to assess the possibility of using paraffin wax versus that of commercially produced candles. Furthermore, the study aims to develop a better product than that of commercial ones. The researchers wanted to develop a cheaper and recycled candle that can be easily made at home with materials that are eco-friendly. By doing this, we can save money and mother earth. B. Statement of the Problem 1. What topic/problem was studied? The topic/problem studied was: How to make candles from paraffin wax? 2. What specific questions were answered? Is it possible to...
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...however, are one of the few sustainable and environmentally friendly types of candles available to consumers. Through the exploration of how the collection beeswax affects bees, the energy used and pollution created through candle production and transportation, and the effects burning candles and their disposal have on the environment, a thorough life cycle assessment will support the claim that beeswax candles are the most sustainable and environmentally friendly candle available on the market. To support the aforementioned claims, the environmental effects of other types of candles will be compared to those of beeswax candles. The collection of beeswax can be traced back millions of years and these traditional ways of beekeeping are still used today (Bradbear, 2009, p.1). Breadbear describes that beekeepers have found that the end of a flowering season is the best time of the year to harvest the honey (2009, p. 42). She explains more thoroughly, The honeycomb can be simply cut into pieces and sold as fresh, cut comb honey. Alternatively, the honeycomb can be broken up and strained through muslin or another form of filter to separate the honey from the beeswax. After honey is separated from the beeswax combs, the beeswax can be melted gently (over water) into a block. Beeswax does not deteriorate with age and so beekeepers often save their scraps of beeswax until they have a sufficiently large amount to sell. (Bradbear,...
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...Burt’s Bees Has Buzzed its Way to the Top of the Natural Care Product Market Kelsey Morales, Madeleine Tessier, Kelsey Rosentreter TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents…………………………………………………………………………………………..…….…..2 Thesis Statement………………………………………………………………………..……………….…..….……3 Introduction to Burt’s Bees History…………………………………………………………………...….……..…4-5 (Kelsey Morales) Burt’s Bees is a Green Company…………………………………………………………...…….…...….………5-6 (Kelsey Morales) Charity and Giving back to the Community……………………………………..………………………….………6 (Kelsey Morales) Clorox Takes over Burt’s Bees Ownership…………………………………………………...……….…………6-7 (Kelsey Rosentreter) The Current Company Structure…………………...…………………………….…………………….……………8 (Kelsey Morales) Steps of Product Production…………………………………………………….…………………………….……..8 (Kelsey Rosentreter) Product Mix……………………………………………………………….........................................................8-10 (Madeleine Tessier) Packaging…………………………………………………………………………………………………………10-11 (Madeleine Tessier) SWOT Analysis …………………………………………….……………………………………………………11-12 (Kelsey Rosentreter) Conclusion………………………………….………………………………………………………………….…12-13 Bibliography…………………………………………….………………..………………………………….……14-15 Thesis statement: Burt’s Bees is an earth-friendly personal care product company that specializes in 100% natural products. They offer many different product lines and are sold in a variety of stores, both locally and internationally. . In this research report we will demonstrate...
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...that effects have not been studied long enough. First argument for banning GM foods is that it was badly affects our health and well-being. Some studies have linked consumptions of the GM foods to liver and kidney problems. The antibiotics and hormones given to cows and chickens are found in our bodies and we don’t know yet the extent to which these cause chronic disease. Moreover genetic engineering could introduce allergens into foods, causing allergic reactions in people who eat the foods. Another argument is that GM food does not benefit people, just large corporations that produce and sell them. In the most cases the vegetables are modified to look better and be larger so that these companies can make more money. They do not add to the taste or freshness of nutrition of the...
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