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Bees are cool, protect them!

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Mantle of Bees

Every year, beekeeper Wang Dalin, 40, covers his body in a mantle of 50,000 bees to raise awareness about alternatives to fertilizer for farming. Here he is yesterday at Chenjiawan village of Zigui County in Yichang, Hubei Province.

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As the effects of Colony Collapse Disorder become more, ominous corporations, activists, and artists pitch in to save the bees. Burt’s Bees is donating a portion of its profits to Honey Bee Health as is Haagen-Dazs who have created delicious Vanilla Honey-Bee flavored ice cream. A collective of artists called A New Hive is creating amazing artwork involving live bees to benefit the cause.

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The Vanishing of the Bees

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Fun Facts About Bees

Honey bees, scientifically also known as Apis mellifera, which mean "honey-carrying bee", are environmentally friendly and are vital as pollinators.

It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.

It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.

A hive of bees will fly 90,000 miles, the equivalent of three orbits around the earth to collect 1 kg of honey.

A honey bee visits 50 to 100 flowers during a collection trip.

A colony of bees consists of 20,000-60,000 honeybees and one queen. Worker honey bees are female, live for about 6 weeks and do all the work.

Visit: Bee Time for more fun facts and information about bees.