The bee population is dropping, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, by around 30% each year. The Florida State Beekeepers Association is asking lawmakers for $3.5 million to build a new honey bee research facility at the University of Florida. With that, they hope to provide Congress with real-time information on bee problems directly affecting Florida. (WINK)
I hope they get it for this will be money well spent, but that is the problem, they usually don't for good things. Ken
well here we don't waste money building bee labs.... after all reputation and status are determined by the size of a schools football stadium.
Bee research should be Florida’s next big investment. At least, that’s what a state watchdog says. Florida TaxWatch, which usually makes suggestions on programs the state should stop paying for, did some research and found a project they say the state should spend money on: a new research facility focused on bees. (WGCU)
Buzzing bees are the sound of money in Florida. The sunshine state is the third largest producer of honey in the U.S. The industry made more than $23 million in 2012, but experts say our honeybee population is dying – threatening to cripple the state's economy. Now, there is a plan to save both; and a local beekeeper is behind it. (NBC 2, WZVN) http://www.nbc-2.com/story/24958478/bee-bill-could-help-floridas-economy#.UyL6UNK1Euc http://www.abc-7.com/story/24958478/bee-bill-could-help-floridas-economy#.UyL6WdK1Euc
