For Evaluate It by SQM Inspectors - Evaluate Facebook Evaluate Twitter

Burt's Bees- Helping to Keep the Bees Buzzing Featured

Rate this item
(0 votes)

I read in the newspaper last month that 50 percent of all the bees in Ontario died last winter. As another winter approaches, I find myself worrying over the idea that more bees will disappear. This alarming news makes the efforts of bee conservationists all the more crucial. Just to refresh our memory, I would like to point out that one third of the food we eat is dependent on bees. Without bees pollinating, much of the food we get from plants will disappear, leaving us humans in an awfully hungry situation.

One company that has caught my attention is Burt’s Bees, a United State’s based beauty product manufacturer with substantial Canadian operations. The company is leading an unsung battle to save the bees. Burt’s Bees' goals include building hotels for bees, educating the public - especially its customers - about the importance of bees, and initiating a program to have people adopt bees.

The company's history is rooted in bees, understanding the importance of insects to the earth's ecosystem. The company is at the forefront of the battle to ensure that bees keep buzzing. It’s partnering with some organizations to promote the health of pollinators and fund honeybee sustainability projects in North Carolina through its Greater Good Foundation.

And here in Canada, the company is building bee hotels to help protect solitary pollinator bees from extinction by giving them a place to find food, water and nesting sites. Burt’s Bees is committing a significant portion of its profits from its special products to the Pollinator Partnership Canada to fund the bee hotels.

The disappearance of bees has caused major headaches for scientists and governments worldwide. It's not possible to save the bees alone; responsible corporate organizations need to come forward like Burt’s Bees and join the government in trying to salvage this situation. Let’s keep those bees buzzing.

Read 468414 times Last modified on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:04
Wednesday, 19 November 2014 22:00

13522 comments

  • Comment Link Tomas Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Tomas

    Photography http://www.peritoytasador.es/levitra-buy-usa-a80#blame levitra prices costco
    The indecent assaults are alleged to have been committed between 1 January 2002 and 1 January 2004; the sexual assaults between 1 January 2009 and 1 April 2013, and the rape between 29 March and 1 April 2013. He will appear before magistrates in Preston on 18 September.
    http://www.metzner.com/en/does-amoxicillin-500-mg-treat-chlamydia.pdf amoxicillin trihydrate drug class
    But counting on money from leveraged hedge funds could leave the industry suddenly starved of funds to lend in the event that rising interest rates, a slumping economy or unexpectedly high rates of default were to suddenly send that money elsewhere.
    http://www.promotiontoyou.com/can-i-take-ibuprofen-before-a-massage-8fe#barge ibuprofen 100 mg dose Yes there are a number of options available, you can set your browser either to reject all cookies, to allow only "trusted" sites to set them, or to only accept them from the site you are currently on.
    http://www.netegestotnet.com/index.php/puedo-comprar-viagra-sin-receta-en-argentina.pdf#hour kann man viagra in italien rezeptfrei kaufen “New beginnings seem to be in the air for Larry,” says our initial tipster. “His contract at People is up at the end of the year and it will not be renewed as the magazine’s sales numbers continue to decline.”
    http://www.uriartetalavera.com.mx/ingles/index.php/online-winstrol.pdf#bear winstrol rx Born in 1942, Zhou was secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the party’s Central Committee from 2007 to 2012. He spent 18 years in Liaoning province working on geophysical exploration before being promoted to mayor of Panmian city. Other positions he held include vice minister of the petroleum industry (1985-1988), minister of land and resources (1998-1999), and Sichuan party boss (1999-2002). In 2002 he became head of the Ministry of Public Security and was made a member of the Politburo’s standing committee in 2007. Zhou is an engineering graduate.

  • Comment Link Mauricio Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Mauricio

    Directory enquiries http://www.ogilvieandco.com.au/hotel-allegra-preis.pdf prix bague allegra grisogono Moody's said that Howard's outlook was now "negative" and said "the downgrade is driven by pressures on all of the university's major revenue sources. The negative outlook reflects an aggressive Fiscal Year 2014 budget that may prove difficult to implement in light of pressure on hospital operations, continuing soft enrollment, and a slow start to implementing planned efficiencies."
    http://www.promotiontoyou.com/masc-benzacne-ile-kosztuje-06f benzac 5 prescrizione But Boehner would not specify what he wants in negotiations with the president. In response to questions, he declined to say whether he would support a short-term increase of the debt ceiling or to spell out the level of spending cuts he would support.
    http://www.promotiontoyou.com/glucophage-diabetes-medicine-8fb can you buy glucophage online Italian bonds are under strain from renewed threats bySilvio Berlusconi's centre-right party to pull out of thecoalition if the former premier is ejected from parliament in aSenate committee vote due next week.
    http://www.savaterra.fi/preco-levitra-20mg-a8a preco levitra 20mg There are a couple reasons why this may not apply to Fields winners. The authors explain that winners experience something economists call the "wealth effect," which refers to how people react when they either come into a lot of money, or for some reason start feeling more wealthy. In this case, the wealth of prestige and job opportunity (because, let's face it, $15,000 is measly for such an influential prize), results in winners spending more time on leisure, and less time on work.
    http://www.promotiontoyou.com/formula-41-extreme-pills-9f8 formula 41 purchase Cllr Roy Gladden, Liverpool’s assistant cabinet member for adult health and social care and Cancer Champion, added: “Liverpool has a significant problem with sunbed use compared to many other parts of the country.

  • Comment Link Johnny Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Johnny

    I support Manchester United http://www.nguyentheanh.org/vigorelle-cream-in-india-678 vigorelle cream ingredients Don’t fall for Fox’s gambit. The show isn’t exactly “reprehensible,” but it is definitely “tired,” “forced,” “predictable,” “lazy” — choose your own critical adjective that means “bad.” From the too-liberal use of the laugh track to the grumpy-old-men concept and the dusty jokes, “Dads” is a groaner.
    http://www.servicii-ignifugare.ro/what-is-the-correct-dosage-for-strattera-9a1#impostor is strattera used for adhd So the users of their own sullied beach show up to pick up the litter and refuse left by their own degenerate constituency, notwithstanding the lost flip-flops and styrofoam cooler tops blown off the rental boats. And for this they are praised. This, in a place where misplaced notions of newsworthiness have seen the NDN inform us that residents there send prayers to ancient Calusa gods that impending hurricanes might be steered elsewhere.
    http://www.ledstar.com.br/male-extracom.pdf male extra.com Since 2002, when the WHI findings were released, the number of women using HRT has fallen sharply, but it remains the most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms and many doctors still prescribe it for short-term use.
    http://www.uriartetalavera.com.mx/ingles/index.php/online-winstrol.pdf buy winstrol 50mg uk Records show that Concerned Home Care Providers also has been paying an influential Albany lobbying firm that boasts Michael Avella, a former Senate Republican counsel, and Brian Meara, who has strong ties to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Democrat.
    http://www.niko.si/penegra-100-side-effects.pdf#twinkle penegra cost india Josh Powell, a six-year NBA veteran (most recently with Atlanta in 2010-11), started up front Saturday and had six points and three rebounds in 25 minutes. Ike Diogu, also more of a power forward than a center, had the best game among the competing big men with 21 points and eight rebounds in 32 minutes off the bench.

  • Comment Link Donny Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Donny

    US dollars http://xtremsecure.com.mx/atarax-pour-dormir-sans-ordonnance-765#reeds atarax 2 mg urup fiyat Rodriguez denied leaking the names but as the Daily News first reported in April, rumors have persisted among players around MLB that he leaked names to deflect attention from himself and implicate others.
    http://www.malonegroup.com/blog/trental-400-mg-tb.pdf#unit trental cr 600 mg 20 film tablet But for Koenig, worst of all are the Sanctimommies (and Sanctidaddies, for that matter) “who think that their parenting is better, or go on these ridiculous rants”. Winning a place in her hall of fame is the mother who demands a quiet rule for public bathrooms after strangers woke her sleeping baby. “Two EXCESSIVELY LOUD FLUSHES LATER I was holding a wailing infant!” she roars - only for an online contact to capture her outrage and send it to the blog.
    http://www.promotiontoyou.com/formula-41-extreme-pills-9f8 online purchase formula 41
    European officials realise they may have to scale back theirambitions. "The most Europe can hope for is that there will besomething (in the agreement) about the close relationshipbetween the U.S. and the EU on financial services," said one EUofficial involved in the issue.
    http://www.versofood.fi/what-is-atenolol-made-of.pdf atenolol online pharmacy
    BEIJING/HONG KONG - China reiterated its opposition on Thursday to a European Union plan to limit airline carbon dioxide emissions and called for talks to resolve the issue a day after its major airlines refused to pay any carbon costs under the new law.
    http://www.savaterra.fi/how-to-apply-rogaine-to-facial-hair-8e6#sequel equate minoxidil foam vs rogaine Deeply unpopular government austerity policies may also have fuelled the No vote, which is a further blow, too, to the Labour Party - Mr Kenny's junior coalition partners - enduring its worst opinion polls ratings in 26 years.

  • Comment Link Allen Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Allen

    I need to charge up my phone http://www.promotiontoyou.com/glucophage-diabetes-medicine-8fb order metformin online
    Boko Haram, which wants to establish an Islamic state innorthern Nigeria, has intensified attacks on civilians in recentweeks in revenge for a military offensive against itsinsurgency. Several schools, seen as the focus of Western-styleeducation and culture, have been targeted.
    http://www.metzner.com/en/para-que-es-amoxicillin-500mg.pdf amoxicillin 500 mg twice daily * Apparel company Fifth & Pacific Cos Inc is inlate-stage talks to sell its denim business Lucky Brand toprivate equity firm Advent International, according to threesources familiar with the process.
    http://www.versofood.fi/stendra-rxlist.pdf#ditch commercializzazione stendra The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia,rejected Liberty University's argument that the law violated theconstitution's Commerce Clause by forcing large employers toprovide health insurance to full-time workers and violated FirstAmendment religious protections by subsidizing abortions.
    http://www.malonegroup.com/blog/venlafaxine-hcl-375-mg-capsule-er-24hr.pdf effexor xr costco Silence and sport are uncomfortable bedfellows. Sport inspires passion, and passion is noisy. But from time to time, we do not say anything. Sometimes in boredom, like a slow yawn on a Friday afternoon, and sometimes in excitement, when thousands of people suddenly decide to concentrate at once.
    http://www.logcabinssouthwest.co.uk/amoxicillin-500-mg-liquid-form.pdf amoxicillin 500mg used for yeast infection In December, a nine-year-old boy was taken by a four-metre crocodile while swimming in the Northern Territory, one month after a seven-year-old girl went missing while swimming, also in the north.

  • Comment Link Eddie Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Eddie

    I sing in a choir http://www.metzner.com/en/semenoid.pdf semenoid price
    Babies born through the HSE's homebirths scheme will also be included in the programme. Arrangements are in place to have their hearing tested at an outpatients clinic at the hospital within weeks of the babies' birth.
    http://www.peritoytasador.es/does-nugenix-build-muscle-e6c does nugenix build muscle In addition, people around the last government are starting to speak out. Prof Sir Brian Jarman – the expert who uncovered the original problems at Mid Staffs, Morecambe Bay and Basildon hospitals – has claimed that his work was “suppressed” by Labour ministers, describing the Department of Health as “a denial machine”, focused on producing good news stories rather than getting to the bottom of the death-rate data. Two former NHS regulators who worked under Labour, Dr Bill Moyes and Baroness Young, have also described the “pressure” exerted on the system by ministers to keep quiet about unsafe care.
    http://www.ledstar.com.br/cialis-dosage-limits.pdf#analysis 20mg cialis canada Recaps are growing in popularity across all major markets asbuyout firms seek to lock in favourable loan terms whileinterest rates remain near zero. Asia, excluding Japan andAustralia, has seen a combined $3 billion of the deals in thelast two years, according to Thomson Reuters LPC, up fromsmall-to-zero volumes in previous years.
    http://www.netegestotnet.com/index.php/eczanede-satlan-viagra-fiyatlar.pdf eczanede satlan viagra fiyatlar Critics accuse the government of pumping up the market torestore a feel-good factor ahead of national elections in 2015. A recovery driven by credit, they say, is unsustainable and willbuild problems for the future when interest rates rise.
    http://www.savaterra.fi/how-to-apply-rogaine-to-facial-hair-8e6#interbase how long before rogaine stops hair loss Some of the flooding was exacerbated by wildfire "burn scars" that have spawned flash floods all summer in the mountains. The flames strip away vegetation that normally helps absorbs excess water and leave a residue behind that sheds water.

  • Comment Link Barry Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:15 Barry

    Will I get paid for overtime? http://xtremsecure.com.mx/cephalexin-for-cystic-acne-42d#defeat keflex to treat uti in pregnancy Clearly aware of the risks to his government of complicityin the snatching of Liby, Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said: "TheLibyan government is following the news of the kidnapping of aLibyan citizen who is wanted by U.S. authorities.
    http://www.logcabinssouthwest.co.uk/can-you-take-clomid-at-night.pdf#alexis can you get pregnant while taking clomid Once the automotive center of the world, Detroit's economyand population have shrunk, and the city is saddled with $18billion to $20 billion in debt. In March, Michigan Governor RickSnyder appointed bankruptcy attorney Kevyn Orr as emergencymanager. Orr is expected to serve for at least 18 months.
    http://xtremsecure.com.mx/nizoral-ampn-cena-765#rubbing nizoral ampn cena TOKYO - Asian shares fell in volatile trade on Thursday and the dollar came under pressure as a further spike in Chinese money-market rates tempered the effect of a survey showing a pick-up in manufacturing.
    http://www.netegestotnet.com/index.php/eczanede-satlan-viagra-fiyatlar.pdf erfahrungen viagra online bestellen A wildfire near Glenwood Springs, Colo., prompted a small number of evacuations Tuesday, Garfield County Sheriff's Office spokesman Walter Stowe said. The Red Canyon Fire was threatening 20 structures and was 10 percent contained Wednesday.
    http://xtremsecure.com.mx/lasix-diuretico-prezzo-765 compra lasix The CFTC's case centers on price differences between theswap futures contract, which was listed on the Nasdaq OMX and comparable unlisted swaps during the period fromAugust 2010 to August 2011, according to the complaint.

  • Comment Link stephen curry shoes Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:13 stephen curry shoes

    Durant think this into a best What say I do not know the selection criteria

  • Comment Link Gaston Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:11 Gaston

    Insert your card http://www.logcabinssouthwest.co.uk/hydrochlorothiazide-25-mg-buy-online.pdf hydrochlorothiazide online pharmacy David Maundrell of aptsandlofts.com probably wouldn’t have a business if it weren’t for the mayor. He started out leasing apartments on Craigslist when Williamsburg was still best known as a Colonial town in Virginia. But now his operation is one of the biggest brokerages in Brooklyn.
    http://www.malonegroup.com/blog/risperdal-consta-nursing-considerations.pdf risperidone 2mg side effects The left side was Fulham’s best avenue for success, with left-back John Arne Riise also overlapping. The former Liverpool man should have done better than play an easily defendable ball across the box when played into the box.
    http://www.niko.si/viagra-pillen-prijzen.pdf#class viagra info online Before leaving, Vinogradov, a veteran of three spaceflights, transferred command of the $100 billion station, a project of 15 nations, to fellow cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, who remains aboard with Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano and NASA's Karen Nyberg.
    http://www.m-ark.fi/tofranil-memory-loss.pdf#look tofranil maximum desired effects "The CC has concluded that the proposed acquisition is not expected to result in a substantial lessening of competition and would not cause wholesale prices to increase significantly," it added.
    http://www.rex-arcade.com/buy-cialis-in-atlanta.pdf cialis dose side effects The number of new homes being built and finished fell then stalled during the financial crisis. Only now do builders say it is starting to pick up again, helped in part by government schemes aimed at kick-starting the market.

  • Comment Link Claudio Tuesday, 24 October 2017 22:11 Claudio

    Looking for a job https://www.newsatden.co.uk/cefixime-ofloxacin-combination-side-effects.pdf para que se utiliza el medicamento ciprofloxacino “I haven’t talked to Brian, but our expectation was that if everything went OK, he’d be with us Monday,” Joe Girardi said Saturday night in San Diego. “I don’t foresee any problems. He walked four times, I heard. I don’t think he had any issues after the game, so my expectation is we’ll see him Monday.”
    http://www.servicii-ignifugare.ro/amlodipine-tablet-5-mg-accord-9a1#internal amlodipine-benazepril 5-20 mg
    Pat Powers, the executive director of Matthew 25 Ministries, was a top youth racquetball coach. In the early 1990s he was convicted of sexual contact with 11 minors. As a born-again Christian, he says he is using his experience as a sex-offender to influence others.
    http://www.malonegroup.com/blog/methylprednisolone-steroid-dose.pdf medrol dose pack recall One example of the growth in con tricks to get hold of people's card details is a telephone scam called "vishing", which involves someone posing as a bank fraud investigation officer or a police officer in order to get their victim to hand over information such as their Pin number and date of birth.
    http://www.servicii-ignifugare.ro/do-you-need-prescription-rogaine-canada-fb4 rogaine prescription strength Even so, Kevyn Orr, the bankruptcy expert who was appointedin March to a post that gives him almost unlimited power overDetroit's finances, warned that the path back to financialhealth will not be painless.
    https://www.petitscommerces.fr/sumatriptan-kaufen-7ad#locking sumatriptan rezeptfrei In Twitter's initial public offering prospectus, which was made public last week, there was only an oblique mention of protecting speech. The company said its corporate mission was to facilitate the dissemination of "ideas and information instantly without barriers," and that "our business and revenue will always follow that mission in ways that improve - and do not detract from - a free and global conversation."

Leave a Reply