It’s World Bee Day—a good reminder that no bees means no food. Honeybees are essential, but so are native pollinators like bumblebees, mason bees, and countless solitary species. They keep both farms and wild ecosystems running. The biggest threats to bees worldwide? Habitat loss, pesticide use, monocultures, imported diseases, and climate shifts. Native bees are especially vulnerable—they don’t live in hives, and most nest in the ground or hollow stems, so they get wiped out when landscapes are