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Are bees the new canaries? |
Nicky Greenham of www.chemicalfree.co.uk asks whether Bees are disappearing. Entire hives are deserted overnight and no one knows why. Once a hive is deserted no other wildlife will go near it. The Americans call it Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD), and it’s happening in almost every country. Bees are responsible for pollinating about one-third of all food crops, contributing an estimated £165m to the British economy each year. Without bees our diets would be severely restricted without many of our fruit, vegetables, nuts, honey and all the convenience foods dependent on them. Become a friend of the bees Friends of the Bees is a new charity founded to conserve and protect bees, to educate people about bees and to research more natural beekeeping methods. It was inspired by the Natural Beekeeping Network – a growing movement of over 1,500 beekeepers in 160 countries who are developing more natural ways to care for their bees.
www.friendsofthebees.org
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