Sponsor-A-Bee

The concept is simple:
Bees are in trouble. (Click to read more)
People need bees. (Click to read more)
Help us help bees help you.

With one click you can sponsor a bee. Many clicks may save a species in danger. Together we can help save Bumble, the bee, who I hope Pixar will be willing to create as the lovable mascot (and probably rename to something more adorable)...

If you're the self interested type, consider the following
-If bees go extinct, the human species will follow within 4 years (Grissom said it on CSI so it must be true)
-1 in every 8 bites you eat can be traced back to the work of a bee. Think about it.
-More fun bee facts to come
-Bee ads
-Bee products (honey, Burtsbees, fruits)
-Thinking organic: find bee-friendly producers
-Start your own apiary
-Utah - the hive state: hm...

 

In the winter of 2008 a survey by the U.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research Services (USDA-ARS) and Apiary inspectors showed that 36% of America's 2.4 million hives were lost to CCD.

 

In 2000, the total U.S. crop value that was wholly dependent on honey bee pollination was estimated to exceed $15 billion.[90]

Start with the Wikipedia entry on Bees - we did.

Then there's a more recent Fast Company Design article on the $15-20 Billion dollar value of bee services & their endangerment by pesticides...

AND a couple articles that do not inspire confidence in the EPA and their decisions to allow bee-killing pesticides on the market: ah, clothianidin...