there has been a lot in the news, gardening news that is, about honey bees. specifically about colony collapse disorder and other ailments bees are experiencing and the problems they cause. i have always thought it would be interesting to have a bee box or two out in the yard in the hopes of trading the space for some honey with a local bee keeper. in my search for information, i visited the nashville area beekeepers association website and found about the great sunflower project. it is a project being run by an associate professor at san francisco state university and i signed up to participate. they will send me seeds and i will plant them in my garden and when they bloom, i will count the bees that visit. this information will help them decide which parts of the country are experiencing the most trouble. it is free to join and you get the seeds for free as well, and maybe we can help save the honey bees! check it out and join the program, but you better hurry because they will only send out seeds to people that sign up through 6/15, after that you will be signed up for next year. (the photo is of a bumble bee, i didn't see any honeybees!)
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