SECURITY THREAT AND THEY TOOK HIM TO THE HOSPITAL FOR
TREATMENT.
TREATMENT. >> KAREN: WELL, IT IS A BUDDING
COMMUNITY THAT’S BLOOMING.
A FEW WEEKS BACK, PAULA TUTMAN
STARTED TALKING ABOUT HER LOVE
OF BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES
AND HOW THEY HELP KEEP OUR
SUPPLY GOING.
SUPPLY GOING. OUT OF THE BLUE, A FACEBOOK
COMMUNITY POPPED UP AND TODAY
THAT GROUP HAS NOW GROWN TO OVER
400 MEMBERS.
400 MEMBERS. SHARING THE SIMPLE CHANGES TO
YOUR YARD, LEADING TO BEAUTIFUL
RESULTS.
RESULTS. PAULA TUTMAN TO SHARE SOME OF
THOSE IDEAS WITH YOU.
YOU’RE LOOKING QUITE R
PROTECTIVE THERE, PAULA.
>> THIS IS ALL GOING TO MAKE
SENSE IN JUST A MOMENT.
I THINK WHAT’S SO INCREDIBLE IS
JUST HOW QUICKLY AND ORGANICALLY
THIS COMMUNITY HAS POPPED UP.
IT STARTED WITH A SIMPLE RANDOM
FACEBOOK POST ENTITLED BIRDS,
BEES AND BUTTERFLIES, TO FIND
PEOPLE INTERESTED IN MAKING
SMALL CHANGES IN THEIR OWN
YARDS.
YARDS. >> HERE I WANTED TO SHARE WITH
YOU, POLLINATORS.
YOU, POLLINATORS. >> AND DEBBY PICKED UP THE
MANTLE.
MANTLE. >> WHEN WE EAT WHAT WE GROW.
WE’RE ENSURED OF GETTING ALL THE
NUTRIENTS FROM THE EARTH FOR ANY
PESTICIDES OR ANY NASTY THINGS
THAT CAN BE HARMFUL TO OUR
BODIES, ESPECIALLY OUR LIVER.
>> SHE STARTED A COMMUNITY,
FRIENDS OF BIRDS, BEES AND
BUTTERFLIES.
BUTTERFLIES. >> AND IT’S BEEN A DAILY GO-TO,
WITH REAL INFORMATION AND
SUPPORT AND OF COURSE, YOU’LL
FIND PRETTY PICTURES FROM
BARBARA AND BRIAN AND BRIDGETTE.
>> AND I LOVE POLLINATORS,
BIRDS, BEES AND BUTTERFLIES.
>> AND JANINE.
>> AND JOIN US FOR BIRDS, BEES
AND POLLINATORS IN THE GROUP AND
WONDER IF MY FACEBOOK FRIENDS
GET SICK OF LOOKING AT MY GARDEN
AND IT’S A JOY TO SHARE WHAT I’M
DOING IN THE GARDEN AND LEARN
FROM OTHERS IN THE GROUP.
>> THE FORUM IS A PLACE TO GET
INFORMATION FROM EXPERTS WHO
JOIN.
JOIN. MASTER GARDENERS, BEES IN THE D
AND HIVES WHO POST REGULARLY.
>> THEY’RE NEEDED FOR OUR FRUIT
AND VEGETABLES TODAY.
>> EVEN THE U.S. FISHES AND
WILDLIFE SERVICE GAVE ME
INFORMATION TO POST.
>> I’M PAULA.
>> GREAT TO MEET YOU.
>> MELISSA FROM ROMULUS WANTED
INFORMATION TO EXPAND
POLLINATOR’S GARDEN.
POLLINATOR’S GARDEN. HEARING ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE
BEES AND THINGS HAPPENING, THAT
SO MANY OF THEM WERE DYING AND
THAT SO MUCH OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
AND OUR, THE CROPS, THE THINGS
THAT WE EAT IS POLLINATED BY
BEES AND OTHER POLLINATORS.
WITHOUT THEM WE DON’T EXIST.
>> WHAT SHE’S LEARNING, SHE’S
USING TO INCREASE HER NATURAL
FOOTPRINT UPON THE EARTH ON
WHICH SHE STANDS.
WE’RE FINDING OUT ABOUT NEW
PLANTS AND FLOWERS WE DOESN’T
RECOGNIZE ANYTHING ABOUT.
>> I RECOGNIZE THAT.
>> AND LIVING MILK WEED TO
ATTRACT THE MONARCH BUTTERFLY.
>> AND NATURAL DEER.
>> THEY HAD A COUPLE OF SNACKS.
>> NOT EVERYONE CAN HAVE A BEE
HIVE, BUT EVERYONE CAN DO
SOMETHING JUST BY MAKING SMALL
CHANGES IN LANDSCAPING, NOT JUST
PICKING PRETTY FLOWERS, BUT
PRETTY FLOWERS THAT ARE
BENEFICIAL TO BIRDS, BEES AND
BUTTERFLIES.
BUTTERFLIES. >> IT STARTS BY ONE OF US.
EACH ONE OF US CAN SPREAD AND
GROW AND CREATE A MUCH LARGER
IMPACT
IMPACT IMPACT
IMPACT IMPACT.
IMPACT. >> PAULA: WHAT YOU’RE LOOKING
AT.
AT. YOU’RE LIVE INSIDE A BEE HIVE AT
DETROIT HIVES.
DETROIT HIVES. PHOTOGRAPHER NORMAN FAIRHEARST
HAS SUITED UT AND THAT’S NICOLE
LINDSEY.
LINDSEY. SHE’S LOOKING FOR THE QUEEN.
WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT.
>> WE’RE LOOKING AT THE QUEEN
LAYING TONS OF EGGS.
AND HONEY, AND POLLEN.
POLLEN IS ESSENTIAL TO THE HONEY
BEE AND CROSS-POLLINATIONS IS
GOING ON AND THE FOODS THAT WE
EAT, VEGETABLES AND FRUITS ARE
HEALTHY FOR US.
SO WE BELIEVE THAT HEALTHY--
WE BELIEVE THAT THE HEALTHY
FUTURE FOR HUMANITY--
I’M SORRY, WE BELIEVE THAT A
HEALTHY FUTURE FOR BEES IS A
HEALTHY FUTURE FOR HUMANITY.
>> EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH. >> WE TOTALLY GET IT AND THIS IS
WHY THIS COMMUNITY HAS SPRUNG
UP.
UP. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT WE’RE
LOOKING AT.
LOOKING AT. PROTECTING HONEY BEES AND THEY
ARE ON THE DECLINE.
THEY ARE ENDANGERED AS WELL AS
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES.
MONARCH BUTTERFLIES. LISTEN.
LISTEN. WHAT WE WANT YOU TO DO IS JUST
JOIN US.
JOIN US. SMALL THINGS.
SMALL THINGS. YOU HAVE TO DO SMALL THINGS, NOT
BIG THINGS, TO ACTUALLY MAKE A
BIG DIFFERENCE.
BIG DIFFERENCE. SO JOIN ME ON MY FACEBOOK PAGE.
LOCAL 4, PAULA TUTMAN, BIRDS,
BEES AND BUTTERFLIES, ALL THE
TIME, Y’ALL.
TIME, Y’ALL. >> DEVIN: I LOVE IT.
WE’VE COME TO UNDERSTAND HOW
CRITICAL THEY ARE.
>> KAREN: THEY ARE.
>> DEVIN: A BAROMETER OF HOW
HEALTHY OUR PLANET IS.
>> KAREN: KUDOS TO NORMAN PAL
LA.