Bee Essential
One of the most reported facts about honey bees:
One mouthful in three of the foods you eat directly or indirectly depends on pollination by honey bees.
This quote comes from a 2004 United States Department of Agriculture Report on honey bee benefits to agriculture and is referenced on countless honey bee-related web sites and news bulletins.
Another commonly reported fact is that around the world we are experiencing decreasing honey bee populations:
Canada: Where have the bees gone? (Thanks Gary for posting this to our facebook site.)
New Zealand: Bee alert and alarmed
UK: Battle to save the honey bee
The solution?
Keep bees.
Plant nectar and pollen producing plants.
Support local beekeepers.