Farming practices that support pollinator populations benefit both agricultural productivity and the welfare of hundreds of billions of insects. Bee-friendly farming is both economically and ethically sound.
Bee-friendly farming practices reduce welfare harms from pesticide exposure across billions of individual insects while improving the ecosystem services that benefit both agriculture and biodiversity. The evidence base for neonicotinoid harm to bees is strong, and regulatory responses in multiple jurisdictions demonstrate that policy change is achievable. Consumer demand for bee-friendly certified products creates market incentives for farmers to adopt protective practices.