If you want to donate money so other people can save the bees you can go here:
If you would like to be a little more hands on there are a few things you can do in your own backyard.
One is to stop using synthetic pesticides and herbicides. Bees don't like them.
You can also give bees a place to live. Most bees are solitary and don't live in hives. Many live underground, so if you can leave a plot of undisturbed earth for them or put up special bee houses.
You can put up a bee bath. Which is much like a bird bath, but for bees. You can fill a shallow bird bath or bowl with water and put some stones in that break the surface so the bees have a place to land and get a drink.
And of course you can plant flowers (and trees) that bees like.
For some ideas on some plants for bees look here:
This is my brother's bee house for his Mason bees. He takes good care of his Mason bees and makes sure when he mows the lawn that he leaves the clover for them. (And besides, the clover is actually pretty, so why cut it down?)
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