declining bee population

NEW PROGRAM SEEKS GROWERS TO HELP CURB DECLINING BEE POPULATION

 

U.S. Bee Buffer Project is Providing Bee Forage Kits to California Land Owners

November 27, 2014 (San Diego’s East County)--The U.S. Bee Buffer Project, a Pollinator Partnership (P2) initiative, is immediately seeking 300 farmers, ranchers and foresters in California to set aside small plots of land as bee buffer zones. The soon-to-be-established honey bee forage supports pollination-reliant crops, which represents one-third of the food we eat.


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