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Sunday, February 9, 2014

Bee Action Week - Get Informed

Have you heard of colony collapse?  Do you know that pesticides are the major man-made threat to bee health?  Would you like to do something to protect the bees?  First, you can learn which pesticides pose the most risk and work to eliminate their use, not only in your own garden, but by influencing chemical companies and resellers to stop making them available.

  
To learn which pesticides do the most damage, see these links:
Groups such as Friends of the Earth, Center for Food Safety, and the Xerces Society are rallying to persuade lawmakers to ban the use of neonicotinoid pesticides. Learn more about bees, including the differences between a bee and a wasp, types of native Florida bees, and general pollinator information.

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