| Honey bees are dying in droves. Colony Collapse | | | | 4. Help spread awareness about the problem by letting |
| Disorder is causing them to die for unknown reasons. | | | | everyone you know about it and by doing your part to |
| Researchers at Penn State University are working to | | | | spread knowledge about the disease. |
| solve this puzzle which could eventually cause major | | | | 5. Support your local beekeepers by purchasing your |
| problems with our food supply if left unsolved. Here | | | | honey from them. This will encourage them to continue |
| are some ways that you can help save the honey | | | | raising more bees and to be able to turn a profit even |
| bee. | | | | though most of them are losing a third or more of their |
| 1. Become a beekeeper yourself. It is not that hard to | | | | bees. |
| do and there is help available from your local chapter | | | | 6. Avoid killing bees if they are bothering you or if they |
| of the beekeepers association. Focus on raising a | | | | seem like they might sting you. Do your best to avoid |
| small quantity of bees yourself and harvesting the | | | | annoying them and to capture them and let them lose |
| honey. You can then either consume the honey | | | | outdoors without killing them. There are ways to avoid |
| yourself or sell it. | | | | being stung without killing these precious honey bees. |
| 2. Donate money to Penn State to help with honey | | | | 7. Volunteer to help a friend, family member or other |
| bee research or to any other group that is working to | | | | acquaintance to raise honey bees. This is another way |
| help solve Colony Collapse Disorder. | | | | to increase the honey bee supply if you are unable to |
| 3. Patronize companies who sell products that support | | | | be a beekeeper yourself. Encourage anyone you |
| the research. There are several companies who do | | | | know who is able to become a beekeeper. It is not |
| this and many more who are coming on board all of | | | | necessary to raise large quantities of honey bees, |
| the time. | | | | even one hive with a few bees can help. |