A Disastrous Year for Bees: 'We Can't Keep Them Alive'

A honey bee collects pollen at
Bay Natives Nursery on Cargo Way
in the Bayview

For America's beekeepers, who have struggled for nearly a decade with a mysterious malady called colony collapse disorder that kills honeybees en masse, this past year was particularly bad.

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San Francisco-based beekeeping non-profit SF Bee Cause works to change attitudes towards urban beekeeping effort, helping to keep local backyard crops alive by maintaining a healthy local bee population.  Please support their work, and welcome responsible beekeepers to your own community.