"Great Sunflower" Project to Support Honeybees in

cynthia_h

This article appeared today in the on-line edition of the San Francisco Chronicle:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/04/24/MNHJ176D4C.DTL

The response to the request to plant a specific breed of sunflower and tabulate visits by honeybees has been overwhelming, and many gardeners are re-thinking their use of chemicals because of the link to Colony Collapse Disorder.

Please see www.greatsunflower.org for further information.

Cynthia H.
Sunset Zone 17, USDA Zone 9
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Jewell · Posted: Wed May 13, 2009 6:05 am Post subject:

How timely Very Happy

Thanks for the great update!

ljcoolj · Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 2:55 pm Post subject:

I signed up! Can't wait to count my bees! Thanks so much for sharing.