Quote of the Day: Plant Flowers, Avoid Pesticides

"What can we do to help bees? Plant lots of flowers that provide nectar and pollen for bees, and reduce pesticide use. These two tangible and relatively easy actions, when implemented by many people, can save our bees and restore health and diversity to our agricultural and urban landscapes."

- Marla Spivak, professor or entomology and social insects at the University of Minnesota, writing for a New York Times forum about colony collapse disorder. A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week suggests that there might not be a single cause of CCD, but that it might result from a variety of causes.

-Mark