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From YouTube: MAY 20 2021 Statements Ian Paton
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
2nd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
delta
south.
Thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Today
I
rise
in
the
house
in
recognition
of
world
b
day.
The
fact
is,
we
all
depend
on
the
survival
of
bees,
but
many
of
us
just
don't
know
it.
Today,
the
united
nations
remind
us
that
pollination
is
a
fundamental
process
for
the
survival
of
our
ecosystems.
A
Pollinators,
contribute
directly
to
food
security
and
conserving
biodiversity.
Interestingly,
bees
pollinate
close
to
one-third
of
the
foods
we
consume
each
day.
Bee
pollination
makes
it
easier
to
obtain
more
fruits,
berries
and
seeds,
as
well
as
improve
the
quality
of
most
of
our
food
products.
Without
bee
pollination,
we
would
have
less
apples,
strawberries,
blueberries
and
cranberries
to
go
around
in
this
province.
Sadly,
the
kovit
19
pandemic
has
placed
immense
pressure
on
our
beekeeping
sector
by
countless
others
across
the
province.
A
Beekeepers
have
had
to
adapt
their
operations
to
meet
public
health
measures
and
ensure
their
sector
continues
to
thrive.
That's
why
this
year's
world
b
day
is
focused
on
bee
production
and
best
practices
around
the
world.
Beekeepers
are
encouraging
us
to
be
engaged
and
bring
awareness
to
the
importance
of
traditional
beekeeping,
the
prevalence
of
bee
derived
products,
as
well
as
the
industry's
sustainable
development
goals.
A
So
what
can
we
all
do
on
an
individual
basis
to
support
our
bee
populations?
Well,
here
are
just
a
few
suggestions:
let's
get
out
in
our
gardens
this
summer
and
plant
a
wide
variety
of
native
plants,
let's
continue
to
shop,
locally,
support
farmers
and
buy
bc
sourced
honey.
Let's
continue
to
make
consider
making
bee
water
fountains
in
our
backyards
by
leaving
a
bowl
of
water
outside
for
their
consumption,
and
let's
encourage
our
farmers
to
continue
diversifying
their
crops
and
avoid
using
harmful
pesticides.