Bee Awareness Day

Bee Awareness Day was one of the events organized during Ramapo College’s Campus Sustainability Week. It took place on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, in the Fishbowl.

During this event, the Ramapo College Beekeeping Club members talked to students and faculty about the importance of bees, why we need to save bees and other pollinators, and what kinds of things we can do to help them. In order to attract students and faculty, the Beekeeping Club members gave out free honey cookies, candy and reusable shopping bags.

Once, students and faculty were hooked on wanting to learn more about bees, the Beekeeping Club members asked them if they would sign a petition to ban Bee-killing pesticides and also if they wanted to join the Club as well.

Bee Awareness Day was a success because many students and faculty really did not know why bees are important, and the event helped raise awareness on issues such as Colony Collapse Disorder.

Bees are essential to us and they need us as much as we need them. By teaching others about them and by inspiring others to take action, we can start saving the bees and all the other pollinators out there.

Categories: campus sustainability