SAVE. THE. BEES. x Starting in 2006, the honeybee population started to decline drastically. We need these bees! They help pollinate 80% of food crops and are responsible for $40 billion worth of our national produce each year. If we just sit here and do nothing while the bees slowly slip…
Since 2007, there has been a high percent of honeybee hive die-offs (30-70%) occurring in US and parts of Canada. This syndrome is called Colony Collapse Disorder or Honeybee Depopulation Syndrome. European beekeepers have observed a similar phenomena in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain, and initial reports have also come in from Switzerland…