BEEhind the Scenes

What is happening to our Honey Bees, why, and how can we help?

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Biologists have found more than 150 different chemical residues in bee pollen, a deadly “pesticide cocktail” according to University of California apiculturist Eric Mussen.

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The queen can live up to five years. She is busiest in the summer months, when she can lay up to 2,500 eggs a day!

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Without honeybees, whole harvests of fruits, vegetables and nuts would fail. Alfalfa couldn’t survive. That would lead to trouble in the beef and dairy industries, as well as 3 other industries such as cotton!