Endangered Species Of Bees

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In October of 2016, for the first time in the United States, some species of bees were placed on the endangered species list. The United States should focus on more measures to protect bees so that they do not go extinct.

If we do not protect the bees and they go extinct then we will not have honey anymore. We will not have honey to put on our food, and people that keep them will lose their job. Honey is a natural sweet thing that bees produce that is so good. We would not have it if bees were extinct.

Also bees pollinate flowers. If we didn't have bees then the flowers would not have the pollen that they need. The flowers would not work right without bees for them. They don't just keep flowers alive they keep all plants pollinated and in

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