When I was thinking about what problems I would like to try and solve for this week’s task, the bee population crisis came across my mind. We tend to overlook the importance of bees in our ecosystem, but the simple fact is that we can’t live without them- and we are the reason they’re dying. I did a lot of research for both personal and more worldwide approaches we could take to solving this issue.
1.) Replace all harmful pesticides with natural alternatives.
2.) Bee farm/sanctuary, would have a simulated outdoor environment with an emphasis on protecting the bees rather than using them for their product.
3.) Robot bees, would replace all bees and their functionality, with no risk of harm or death (to them or humans).
4.) Bee modification/armour, would reinforce their little weak bodies to protect them against the elements.
5.) Bee training, train bees to become stronger and withstand harm, also train them to keep them out of the rain (which can drown them).
6.) Build manmade hives for the bees, they can suffer and die making their hives, and cannot live without them, so why not build larger, stronger ones that bees can stay safe in (essentially, do their job better than them).
7.) Many bees suffer from nutrition deficiency so I suggest prescribing them tiny personalised bee vitamins to help combat this.
8.) Tiny bee umbrellas attached to all bees to help prevent them from drowning in the rain.
9.) Fossil fuels are harming the environment and thus bees! We replace all harmful forms of energy with only natural ones (solar, wind etc…) to help save the bees (and the planet).
10.) Enormous artificial (though preferably it would be natural) tree- reminiscent to Yggdrasil- to work as a vacuum to suck all the excess carbon dioxide and bad things out of the air and save the ozone layer, thus saving the bees (and ourselves) from our dying planet.
Below I have drawn the Ideal Bee, a bee designed to withstand harsh environments and live longer, allowing them to continue to survive and reproduce. They have armour to protect them and keep them warm in the winters, and an umbrella to keep them safe from the rain.
