Grant Money ToStart Beekeeping

摘要

Government agencies, private entities and virtuous citizens have all been concerned for the plight and peril of pollinators for over a decade now. Since CCD entered our vocabulary in 2006 we have seen alarming headlines with gloom and doom predictionsfor the disappearing honey bee, and by extension, the end life as we know it. Many have considered picking up a hive tool and trying their hand at beekeeping, and it has taken on a new image. No longer a quaint pastime for bearded old men named Burt, tending bees is a trendy way to hold Mother Nature's hand while you help save the planet. Celebrities like Morgan Freeman, Scarlet Johansson and Leonardo DiCaprio keep bees. Guitar wizard Steve Vai and funky bass thumper Flea have joined our ranks. Michelle Obama had a hive installed in her white house vegetable garden. The Pope has a number of hives at what has been the Vatican's Summer residence since the 16th century. Even the fictional sleuth Sherlock Holmes has helped to popularize the hobby.