Save the Bee

This article was originally published in September 2014

Join PCC and GloryBee to help save the honeybee. GloryBee donates 1 percent of retail and select bulk honey sales to its Save the Bee initiative. The majority of the donations go to the Oregon State University Bee lab to support research on bee diseases, nutrition concerns, parasites, genetic problems and many other issues linked to Colony Collapse Disorder. Bees pollinate more than one-third of food crops.

Look for GloryBee honey &#8212 available in jars and bulk &#8212 on sale this month at PCC.

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