In a fire, more than 1, 600 hectares were burned in Santa María de Los Molles, V region. Today the Organization asks for help in creating a new Reserve Zone.
A fire generated by a cut of the electrical wiring, caused the loss of more than 1, 600 hectares of native forest in the first and only Zone of Reserve of bees and biodiversity of Chile and South America, located in Santa Maria de los Molles, V region.
Bee Reserve Zone
Considering the global problem of bee mortality, in April 2013, NGO Plan Bee created the first Bee and Biodiversity Reserve Zone of Chile and South America.
Located in Santa Maria de Los Molles, V region, 3, 500 hectares were protected, which housed approximately 300 hives.
The Reserve Zone was characterized by having native flowering and lack of presence of pesticides, transgenics, electromagnetic radiation and contaminated water
The installed hives were healthy and with growing population until the winter of 2015 the extreme drought affected the flowering of the place. These weather conditions forced us to make a rescue of the few that remained.
Out of 300 hives, only 22 could be rescued; which were transferred to La Cruz for recovery.
At the end of 2015, the bees were strengthened and the rains helped with flowering, so 40 hives were reinstalled in the Reserve Zone.
Today, after 4 years of hard work to maintain this sanctuary of biodiversity, the llamas consumed more than 1, 600 hectares, and the bees no longer have their source of nectar and pollen
The first and only Reserve Zone of Chile and South America for bees and biodiversity no longer has the conditions to house the hives, so it is necessary to find and create a new one that protects pollinators.
We ask for help from all the people who want to contribute to create a new Beehive Reserve Zone in our country. You can help from www.ongplanbee.com by becoming partners or by opting for some of the ways indicated there.
In Chile, the mortality rate was 8% per year, which estimated that in 2026 the species would become extinct; but today those numbers increase due to the ecological disaster caused by forest fires.
We are facing an environmental crisis that affects a chain with more than 200 million years old, causing serious problems, both to the food of people and animals, putting LIFE at risk.
