THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE BEES TO THE ECOSYSTEM By Raphael Banda- Media Trainer Most of us normally complain when we are stung by the bees and feel good when the bee is found dead. However, there is need for the change of mindset and focus our energies towards protecting these insects as they contribute greatly to our livelihood. The extinction of the bees makes sad reading as they make 78% of the food that you and I eat every day. But how much efforts do we make to protect bees from further extinction? Journalists whether from Private and public media have a huge role to generate more content around preservation of cardinal insects such as bees. Some of the major dangers to the life of the bee are human activities such as large changes in land use and industrialized agriculture practices what involves the use of some herb and pesticides. The detrimental use of pesticides has contributed to destroying habitant for bees and reducing their available food sources. Rising tempe