Your Signature Needed: It’s National Honeybee Day — can bees count on you?

Saturday is National Honeybee Day! Pollinators are responsible for 1 in 3 bites of food we eat, and honeybees, in particular, pollinate over 130 essential fruits and veggies. But bees and other critical pollinators are dying at alarming rates. A key contributor to this devastating decline is the widespread use of dangerous pesticides called neonics that are POISONING the pollen and nectar that bees need to survive. Meanwhile, the EPA is currently poised to approve these toxic pesticides for another 15 years despite noting the “ecological risks of concern, particularly to pollinators.” Bees cannot wait. [TAKE ACTION NOW: Tell the EPA to BAN bee-killing pesticides IMMEDIATELY before we lose these precious pollinators >>]( [SIGN THE PETITION NOW]( Neonics can kill bees outright, interfere with their navigation and reproduction, and make them susceptible to disease. Over the last 20 years, these dangerous pesticides have made agriculture nearly 48 TIMES MORE TOXIC TO BEES, driving many species closer to EXTINCTION. The EU has already taken action and banned the worst neonics, but the EPA continues to prioritize Big Ag and pesticide industry profits above bees and other pollinators that are crucial to our planet’s ecosystems. [Please, Friend, will you add your name right now for National Honeybee Day to help save bees from disappearing forever?]( [SIGN THE PETITION NOW]( Thanks for taking urgent action. Friends of the Earth Contact Us: Friends of the Earth U.S. Washington, D.C. | Berkeley, CA 1-877-843-8687 [Contact us](foe.org/about-us/contact/) Email Preferences: [Click here to unsubscribe]( Learn more: www.foe.org/news www.foe.org/about-us www.foeaction.org Connect: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Flickr]( © 2021, Friends of the Earth. All Rights Reserved. [supporter]