“The keeping of bees is like the direction of sunbeams.”
Henry David Thoreau
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.”
Maurice Maeterlinck (1862–1949)
A poet and Nobel Prize winner, Maeterlinck could hardly have imagined how prophetic his words would become. Since his passing in 1949, global bee populations have declined by nearly 70%. Their habitats are shrinking, and they remain under constant threat from pesticides, parasites, and disease.
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According to the Center for Biological Diversity, more than one-quarter of the world’s bee species are now at risk of extinction. Bees pollinate fruits, nuts, and vegetables — influencing one out of every three bites of food we eat. To say that our lives depend on their survival is no exaggeration.
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At The BHIVE Company, we’re committed to being part of the solution. Every purchase of our honey or bee products supports this mission — with a portion of proceeds donated to The Bee Conservancy. Together, we can help ensure that future generations benefit from the thoughtful, responsible stewardship of our planet’s most essential pollinators.
How You Can Help the Bees
Choose local, organic honey. Every jar supports small beekeepers and keeps our hives thriving.
Swap processed sugar for pure honey, a natural and nourishing alternative.
Share the buzz with friends and family, especially about free bee rescues as a kind alternative to extermination.
Welcome pollinators to your garden by planting bee-friendly blooms like lavender, rosemary, sunflowers, black-eyed susans, and white wild indigo.
And if you can, support organizations working to protect our pollinators, such as TheBeeConservancy.org and KarmaHoneyProject.com.