{"product_id":"sticker-we-need-native-bees","title":"Sticker • We Need Native Bees","description":"\u003cp\u003eSupporting native bee populations is an environmental, social, \u0026amp; climate NECESSITY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia is home to over 800 bee species. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e Native bees are effective and fit pollinators; many plants will usually prefer pollination by native bees due to their mutualistic relationships over thousands of years of co-evolution. India's native bees include \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApis dorsata, Apis cerana\u003c\/em\u003e (nests in tree cavities!)\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, Apis florea\u003c\/em\u003e (small 'dwarfs'!). \u003cem\u003eApis\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003edorsata \u003c\/em\u003eis our beloved Giant Asian Rock Bee -- one of our native bees to South Asia. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eApis dorsata\u003c\/em\u003e nest in tall trees and on steep cliffs (and make the rich honey that we bring to you in Last Forest bottles)! Although many consider \u003cem\u003edorsata\u003c\/em\u003e to be aggressive and dangerous, and some say that you can die from a number of stings, Nilgiri Indigenous honey hunters have such intimate knowledge of the forests and relationships with the \u003cem\u003edorsata\u003c\/em\u003e that while collecting honey, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0VT2fwOSj1Q\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eboth honey hunters and bees remain unharmed.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eApis mellifera\u003c\/em\u003e is the Western honeybee, in an non-native\/invasive bee in India that has been promoted for beekeeping. Around 75% of India's honey is made by these imported bees. Suited to our climate and flora, Indigenous bees are just as (if not more) important than Western bees, although they are not given the same recognition. For example, the European Union only recognizes this \u003cem\u003emellifera\u003c\/em\u003e European honeybee species as a real bee: all other bees are, according to their laws, not honeybees -- thus complicating and often barring import of honey like\u003cem\u003e Apis dorsata \u003c\/em\u003ehoney into the EU.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis sticker is a part of our new collection of Last Forest stickers, in celebration and pride of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve! This is our first batch, so let us know what you think!\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2.5 x 3.5 in, matte paper sticker. This sticker is hand-cut, so inconsistencies may occur.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Last Forest","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44287345950954,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0013\/7923\/7933\/files\/psychedlic_color_sticker_options_1.png?v=1749203582","url":"https:\/\/shop.lastforest.in\/products\/sticker-we-need-native-bees","provider":"Last Forest","version":"1.0","type":"link"}