Every two out of three bites of the food we eat is because a pollinator was involved. The condition called Colony Collapse Disorder is real and scary with over 50% of hives here in Sonoma and Marin counties simply dying through the winter of 2010 and before. As farmers and gardeners, there is quite a lot we can do to help the system to repair itself. Please take a look at the publications (FREE) from the Xerces Society that lays out different approaches we can take to help the healing.
Simply click on the Blog title to "Read All About It"
Need more information and free publications on planting for pollinators? Here it is:
http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
March 23, 2011
Xerces Society, Savior of Pollinators
Every two out of three bites of the food we eat is because a pollinator was involved. The condition called Colony Collapse Disorder is real and scary with over 50% of hives here in Sonoma and Marin counties simply dying through the winter of 2010 and before. As farmers and gardeners, there is quite a lot we can do to help the system to repair itself. Please take a look at the publications (FREE) from the Xerces Society that lays out different approaches we can take to help the healing.
Simply click on the Blog title to "Read All About It"
Need more information and free publications on planting for pollinators? Here it is:
http://www.pollinator.org/guides.htm
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