It's been quite a while since I've seen honey bees so I was delighted that a few stopped by the garden this morning. I've read several articles on Colony Collapse Disorder and there's no consensus on what's causing the bees to die off. Some think it has to do with pesticides, others say mites are the cause and some say it's due to malnutrition caused by genitally engineered plants (companies like General Mills re-engineer grains to be more disease and pest resistant and yield larger crops and those grains may not have the nutrients that bees need to survive).Although the problem isn't yet clear, it's safe to assume that not using pesticides in your garden and planting native flowers will be beneficial to any bees that do stop by for a bit of your pollen.
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