1. Become a beekeeper
Beekeeping is a most enjoyable, fascinat-
ing and interesting hobby—and you get to
eat your own honey too. Every year local
beekeeping associations run courses to
help new people to take up beekeeping
and even help them find the equipment
they need and a colony of bees. Training
programs continue to allow enthusiasts
to become Master Beekeepers. Beginning
beekeeping tool kit. While the University
of Montana offers an on-line beekeepers
course, there are other programs across the
country that also offer these courses as
well. A simple Google search will help you
locate the one in your area.
Whether lending floral sweetness to ice cream and cakes, or brighten-
ing rich savory dishes like warm corn bread with honeybutter or herb-
glazed salmon, honey is brilliantly versatile.
31 Healthy Recipes With Honey
But let's not forget: we're not the only ones who benefit from honey
and honeybees. The honeybee, who pollinates a whopping $15 billion
worth of American crops, is on a rapid decline and scientists are search-
ing for other pollinators, such as the non-honey–producing mason bee,
to help an endangered agro-industry.
Ten things to do
to help honeybees
Honeybees are under threat worldwide because of virulent viruses
against which they have no natural defenses. Nearly all colonies in the
wild have died out and without beekeepers to care for them, honeybees
could disappear in a few years. Here are a few suggestions that you can
incorporate now to help save these important insects.
