Star Mountain Gems

Designer, collector, and curator of gems and jewelry

[UN Environment Programme @UNEP]

Bees keep our world alive.

They give us food, products like honey and beeswax, and support millions of farmers and rural communities. Healthy bee populations also help ecosystems recover and adapt to climate change.

This #WorldBeeDay, learn why bees matter for people and planet:

https://t.co/8Tf37b7nUN

[Give A Shit About Nature @giveashitnature]

Farmers have figured out that the cheapest pesticide is a strip of flowers.

When you plant wildflowers through a crop field, not just around the edge but in strips running through the middle, you get ladybugs, lacewings, hoverflies, and parasitic wasps living in the field instead of visiting it.

They eat the aphids, the caterpillars, and the mites for free, all summer long.

In controlled trials, fields with tailored flower strips had leaf-beetle numbers 40 to 50% lower and crop damage cut by around 60%, enough to drop below the threshold where spraying was even considered worth it.

The flowers attract a standing army to our fields.

We spent decades engineering chemicals to kill the insects eating the crop, when the insects that eat those insects would have worked for the price of seed.

[I See Dead Pixels @ICDeadPixels]

No bee. No food. No us.

That's not a slogan. That's the math.

At a debate hosted by the Earthwatch Institute at the Royal Geographical Society in London, bees were crowned the most important living species on Earth.

Why a tiny striped insect over lions, whales, or us?

Simple. Around 70% of the world's agriculture leans entirely on bees. Three out of every four bites of fruit, nuts, and vegetables on your plate exist because a bee showed up to work.

No pollination, no plants. No plants, no food. No food, no people.

And here's the gut punch.

Bees are now on the endangered list. Studies show colonies have collapsed by up to 90% in recent years. The killers? Pesticides, deforestation, vanishing wildflowers, and habitat loss.

A creature smaller than your thumbnail is holding up the entire food chain.

And we're knocking the legs out from under it.

Protect the bees. Protect the dinner table. Protect ourselves.

Source: Earthwatch Institute debate at the Royal Geographical Society of London

[UN Vienna @UN_Vienna]

Bees are essential pollinators supporting food security and biodiversity.

Since 2021, #UNVienna has been home to around 50,000 wild and honey bees.

On #WorldBeeDay and every day, let's protect the tiny insects, who help keep nature - and our food - growing. 🐝🍯
@SLOtoVienna

[United Nations @UN]

Wednesday is #WorldBeeDay!

Bees face many dangers due to human activities — but we can all help protect them & support beekeepers by growing native plants, buying honey from local farmers & taking #ClimateAction.

https://t.co/cF3XR6CHHn

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

Bees do so much for us, and we can do something to help them out in return.

This World Bee Day, learn more about how we can bee good to the bees by watching #SecretsOfTheBees, now streaming on @DisneyPlus and @hulu.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Before we had silicon chips, we had needle and thread.

In the 1960s, NASA didn’t ‘upload’ code; they sewed it.

To get Apollo 11 to the moon, skilled weavers (often called ‘Little Old Ladies’) literally hand-stitched software into physical objects.

[Star Mountain Gems @Sarahfinabeads]

EPA to roll back regulations on 'forever chemicals' in water. What's next... https://t.co/hc2khRXy3q via @usatoday

[Star Mountain Gems @Sarahfinabeads]

My sister's senior Great Dane, Pascha, needs some help after emergency care, please feel free to share!! https://t.co/hrpYjAg3v0

[App Economy Insights @EconomyApp]

Who's reshaping industries?

Explore which strategies are propelling today’s business titans through easy-to-understand visuals. Stay ahead with engaging content that demystifies complex financial data.

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

"Nature is our sustainer – we are a part of Nature. Therefore, what we do to her, we do to ourselves"

🌍 Today is Earth Day. This year’s theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ highlights the difference we can make when we work together.

Learn more about His Majesty’s sustainability and nature work: https://t.co/Uf8vY3eZqx

[Lavender Coco bee @lavendercocobee]

Don’t wait for an eczema flare-up to start taking care of your skin.
Lavender Coco Bee Skin Stuff helps support healthy, moisturized skin so dryness and irritation are less likely to lead to flare-ups.
Comfort, moisture, and daily support in every use.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

This owl has befriended a 98 year old grandma and shows up every day to visit her and listen to her stories

[Big Cat Rescue @BigCatRescue]

𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐇 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 🌎
“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. Make your impact a positive one!”

#NylaLeopard #BigCatRescue #Leopard #EarthDay #Impact #Wednesday

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

This Earth Month, Maejor partnered with National Geographic for his new album Earth Moods: Frequencies (Vol. 1). With a track designed for restoration and clarity, take in the beauty of the ocean and its residents.

[Humane Society of Missouri @hsmo]

They say go big or go home… Dutch said “why not both?” 💪🐶

Meet Dutch! This very handsome, almost 2-year-old Mastiff/Great Dane mix weighs in at over 100 lbs., but don't let his size fool you! He's a total sweetheart 💕

Meet Dutch at our Macklind location today! 🐾

[Star Mountain Gems @Sarahfinabeads]

@JoeAlderman11 @BattleByrd The Baby!...

[GALTx 🐕 @GaltxOrg]

G’day to our newest Aussie arrivals🐾

Carl, Helen, Will, Tiger, Suzie & Penny have arrived from Australia and are settling into foster homes after a warm (and wet!) welcome.

Huge thanks to the volunteers who made it happen.

Welcome, to TX 🤠

#GALT #Greyhounds #AdoptAGreyhound

[Star Mountain Gems @Sarahfinabeads]

My sister's senior Great Dane, Pascha, needs some help after emergency care, please feel free to share!! https://t.co/hrpYjAg3v0