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First there were Free Hugs. Now there are Bee Hugs for everyone! But what if there were no bees left to hug? Colony collapse disorder is causing bees to disappear in droves. And if they go, we all go. Umbra,on her best bee-havior, talks with New York City's Bee Manto get the buzz on how we can all help -- then takes to the streets for some honey-lovin' hijinks.

Pollinate your mind with these links from the Grist archives

Umbra on organic honey

http://www.grist.org/article/the-bees-needs1

EPA knuckleheads hide info on pesticide implicated in colony collapse disorder

http://www.grist.org/article/no-way-to-bee/

A longtime beekeeper's take on colony collapse

http://www.grist.org/article/eco-farm-buzz-kill/
Urban Bees in Chicago

http://www.grist.org/article/regeneration-roadtrip-shouting-green-from-the-rooftops


Check out these links on Rooftop Honey and protecting the bees:

For rooftop honey from New York’s Bee Man, David Graves

http://www.berkshireberries.com/
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