Save the Honey Bee

Honey bees are dying all the time and we don't know why. Have you heard about the honey bee Colony Collapse Disorder? If not, it is time you learned about it and what you can do to help.

Honey bees impact all kinds of things and not just the making of honey. For example, they also impact much of our food and other crops.

Here is part of the description from Wikipedia.

Colony collapse disorder (or CCD) is a phenomenon in which worker bees from a beehive or European honey bee colony abruptly disappear. While such disappearances have occurred throughout the history of apiculture, the term colony collapse disorder was first applied to a drastic rise in the number of disappearances of Western honey bee colonies in North America in late 2006.[1] Aside from fundamental concerns about the survival of bee species, colony collapse is economically significant because many agricultural crops worldwide are pollinated by bees.

Wikipedia on Colony Collapse Disorder

So what can you do to help?

Penn State University is doing research to discover how the problem started and how it can be solved and many companies are stepping up to help by donating portions of their profits on product sales to Penn State.

Haagen-Dazs has created a honey vanilla ice cream.

Also brand new as of April 1st. my home fragrance company has created a honey vanilla candle and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to helping this cause.

So you can help by purchasing products from companies who donate to the cause, or you could donate to the cause directly.