 One out of every three bites of food that we eat is pollinated by an insect. So you think about all the vegetables that you eat, most of those need insects in order to pollinate, in order to create that fruit. She says they also aid in plant reproduction and diversity. It includes not just bees, but also ants, butterflies, and hummingbirds. Some conservation-minded Kenyans are trying to protect threatened mangroves from loggers by hiding beehives in them.