SAVE THE HONEYBEE

Beppo Grillo, a tireless promoter of truth, justice and the Italian way of life has posted an interesting article on his blog entitled NICOTINE AND THE DEATH OF THE HONEYBEE. I'm sure everyone is aware of the problems faced by the honeybee today, and man's inexplicable inability to reverse the chaos we've created.

Several years ago there was a mite that was attacking honeybees, causing them to die off in record numbers, and once that problem was solved I thought all was good in the world of bees. Apparently not. Even Grissom on C.S.I. is investigating Colony Collapse Disorder...although he did refute Einstein's theory about humankind disappearing within 4 years of the extinction of the honeybee.

Even so, the loss of honeybees represents not only an economic loss, but the loss of the world as we know it...really! Honeybees are one of those things we rarely see and mostly take for granted, but if they're gone, many, dare I say most, of the plants won't be pollinated. And "plants" include fruit trees, vegetables, and flowers. The world is meant to be a really interconnected place, with each creature doing it's part. Without the honeybee the world might not cease to exist, but it sure will make the phrase "Home Sweet Home" a thing of the past.

What can we as indivuals do? The NAPPC (North American Pollinator Protection Campaign) recommends such simple actions as NOT using pesticides, and planting good nectar sources like red clover, foxglove and bee balm. Those things seem easy enough. Let's try to keep our world a truly sweet place to call home.