Dropped accidentally

A small ear-ring of a honeybee dropped accidentally at a cafe the other day reminds me of how essential they are to pollination and their loss is a consequence of the rapid decline of the world food supply. I heard recently that 9 out of 10 hives on the island of Ireland have died out due to commercialised farming (pesticides and herbicides, Roundup in particular) and satellite radiation. And we accept this and consent to this short-term gain for detrimental results. What's even more diabolical is accepting to eat the commercialised so called ‘honey’ which is essentially manufactured sugar. There is no comparison between that sugar 'honey' and the rich silken honey a colony of bees can create, with the community of flowers it sustains and lives on, in that symbiotic relationship. And to think we call these commercial honey makers innovators of technology rather than destroyers of the environment. When we work to save the bees, we are also saving the environment. Like the missing ear-ring, we're lost unless someone picks it up and takes responsibility for saving this relationship. 

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