Did you know that one out of every three bites of food we eat every day, not to mention all of the planet’s herbs, nuts, flowers and plant life that keep us healthy, is due to the honey bee and its ingenious pollination process?
But as you may have heard in recent times, stories about their demise – suspected to be a result of neonictionids’ use (pesticides widely used in conventional farming) – are reported on a weekly basis. There’s even an alarming new syndrome called Colony Collapse Disorder, where entire honey bee communities vanish without a trace.
At Aveda, we’re huge fans of honey bees and their life-giving handiwork. And many of the ingredients in our products arise out of their industrious pollination; the lavender oil in our Stress Fix line is ultimately dependent on bees!
So we decided to take matters into our own hands and help honey bees by housing our very own colony which follows organic principles from the University of Minnesota Bee Squad. Our new friends are now humming away and making themselves at home at our headquarter campus in Blaine, MN, USA.
But if scoring your own bee colony seems above and beyond the call of duty to help preserve these wonderful little workers, you can help promote their survival by buying organic pesticide-free produce. The stronger the organic food movement gets, the louder the message we send that we do not want toxic bee-killing chemicals sprayed on our food. You can also plant bee-friendly organic flowers and plants in your gardens or window boxes to give bees a safe place to buzz around.
What do you do to help protect the honey bee?
