Here an excerpt from the Blog Post:
"Spring's going to be a lot quieter this year. Something is killing off almost 40% of North American honeybees each year, and it's threatening our entire food chain. Mounting scientific evidence suggests agricultural pesticides are one of the culprits."
As organic farmers this directly impacts us. For one, we produce honey from hives placed in our olive orchard but more importantly also help pollinate our olive trees in addition to the many beautiful wildflowers in the area. Honey bees are an absolutely essential component of many ecosystems and farms; if their numbers are being reduced due to the use of pesticides, that is just one more reason to support organic products.
Please take the time to click on the link below to sign a petition to encourage the EPA to take further actions in research and regulation.
http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/5986/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=5833
