BEE HUGS!First there were Free Hugs. Now there are Bee Hugs for everyone! But what if there were no bees left to hug? Colony collapse disorder is causing bees to disappear in droves. And if they go, we all go. Umbra,on her best bee-havior, talks with New York City's Bee Manto get the buzz on how we can all help -- then takes to the streets for some honey-lovin' hijinks.
Pollinate your mind with these links from the Grist archives
Umbra on organic honey
http://www.grist.org/article/the-bees-needs1
EPA knuckleheads hide info on pesticide implicated in colony collapse disorder
http://www.grist.org/article/no-way-to-bee/
A longtime beekeeper's take on colony collapse
http://www.grist.org/article/eco-farm-buzz-kill/
Urban Bees in Chicago
http://www.grist.org/article/regeneration-roadtrip-shouting-green-from-the-rooftops
Check out these links on Rooftop Honey and protecting the bees:
For rooftop honey from New Yorkâs Bee Man, David Graves
http://www.berkshireberries.com/
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