While researchers are looking for the causes, honey bee populations around the world continue to decline at alarming rates. Given that more than a third of our food supply is dependent on pollination by honey bees, it is not an exaggeration to say that we have the potential for a major agricultural disaster. That’s the bad news.
The good news is that there are many things that we as individuals can do to promote the health of the honey bee.
- Grow bee-friendly plants
- Create a four-season sanctuary for pollinators
- Become a beekeeper
- Make a drinking fountain for bees
- Buy local, organic, unpasteurized honey
- Stop spraying
- Support bee research
Endorsed by Bee Culture Magazine and Brushy Mountain Bee Farm, A Bee Lover’s Garden has produced a fundraising calendar to support the Eastern Apicultural Society’s Foundation for Honey Bee Research. Kim Flottum, editor of Bee Culture Magazine, will chair a committee to review proposals and make the final recommendation.
Written by workerbeej
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