honey bees

This week, the Global Environment Facility, has launched a new $27 million dollar project with the goal of saving animals that are needed to pollinate the many crops of the world. The United Nations Environment Programme will implement the program with the help of worldwide governments including Brazil, Ghana, India, Kenya, Nepal, Pakistan and South Africa. Many national agencies and institutions will help to support this project and protect these key species.

Many Canadians likely caught the news story a few days ago about the truck that flipped over on a New Brunswick highway with 12 million honey bees on board. The concern for those who are allergic to bee stings got plenty of media attention, however, I was surprised how little was said about the poor endangered honey bees.

New York based Dundee Brewing Company makers of the popular Dundee Honey Brown beer have created a "Save the Honey Bee" program. 

The program is designed to raise awareness to the plight of honey bees and support ongoing research efforts to the cause of Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD).