I have a
mission within my mission.
Biking to
Scotland is obviously a large undertaking in itself, but I want to set myself
another personal challenge.
One
area I am becoming increasingly concerned with is the plight of our honey bee.
The world's bee population has declined rapidly in recent years. They have been affected by disease, chemicals (pesticides)
and habitat loss. Bees pollinate around one third of the world’s crops and so
if the bees die out, it’s not only them suffering!
So
my side-line mission on my trip Scotland is to try to eat only food sourced
locally and if possible organic and foraged produce. Although this is something
I generally try to do in my day to day life, being on a very tight budget often
makes this difficult.
Pesticides are believed to be a huge problem for the honey
bee and it is the large monoculture crops that mostly need these awful chemicals.
Organic farming is not only free from pesticides, but as there are generally a
larger variety of crops grown in one area, the greater diversity in turn helps
the bee.
The
European commission are temporarily banning the use of select pesticides which
is great news, but the bees still need our help.
The
issue is so broad and still there are so many unknowns. Here are some links you
may find useful to find out more about the problem and what you can do to help.
Meanwhile…
Please help me raise money for The Wildlife Trusts on my justgiving site
Thank
you!
