Bee-Friendly Planting Can Help Honeybees

In a fairly scary phenomenon, honeybees have been dying in record numbers. Colony Collapse Disorder has caused nearly a fourth of the North American bee population to die, and scientists have figured out that it's a combination of many things that has brought this about. Why should we worry? Well, because bee pollination is a significant factor in much of the world's food production. Now that the planting season is here, you can help out by putting "bee friendly" plants in your garden, which will help boost the population of native honeybees in your area. Herbs such as clover, lavender, jasmine, rosemary, and thyme, along with flowers like violets, sunflowers, and coneflowers, all help with bee pollination and lead to increased population. For more information, you can go to Help the Honeybees, sponsored by Haagen-Dasz, or the Burt's Bees website.

I know we have a couple of bee people who read this blog -- please chime in on this if you can!