The National Honey Bee Day

Petition Drive Campaign

Colony Collapse Disorder has now been effecting honey bees for years. No doubt, chemical use by farmers, homeowners, and the society as whole, has contributed to this die-off of massive numbers of colonies.

We ask that beekeepers and the public help support our collective voice and our public approach in asking for help, and seeking the changes necessary to ensure the survival of the bee industry, the quality of our food supply, and the improvement of the environment. Beekeeping needs to be sustainable once again.

"Save the Honey Bee"

Petition Drive Count:

7,583

Our goal was 100,000 signatures. And we did not come close to the intended goal. But that is ok. We touched thousands of individuals with the importance of honeybees, and educated many to the problems the bees are facing. Many participants not only educated the public, but they also expanded the bee industry by getting others interested in beekeeping.

We could of done an internet petition and easily collected 100,000 online signatures. But we would of lost the individual contact and grassroots effort and approach by connecting with other people within our own communities. One of our goals of this petition was education, and the expansion of the bee industry. And to that, we were successful.

We say THANK YOU to all that filled out petitions.

Thank you to the following individuals, gardening clubs, and bee associations for going above and beyond in the effort to educate the public.  These are the folks that sent in multiple filled petition forms:

Thomas Yancey - Buffalo Junction, Virginia

             (Mecklenburg County Bee Assoc.)

Helen & George Ackermann - Rothschild, WI.

Morrow County Beekeepers Association - Ohio

Reedport Garden Club (Joann Olstrom)- Reedsport, OR.

Beekeepers of the Susquehanna Valley - PA.

Gary & Arlene Sweeden - Sonoma, Ca. 

Steven McFadden - Lincoln, NE.

Liz Strachen - Groton, MA.

Patrick Clinck - Lincoln, NE.

Keith & Miki High, Manchester, Pa.

Dr. Thomas A Patterson - Aurora, CO.

Michael W. Confer - Painesville, OH

Ms. Carol Troisi - Unityville, Pa.

Beekeepers of Putnam County - Fl.

Linda Cromley - Bloomsburg, Pa.

Bob & Paula Mohler - Huntingdon, Pa.

T.M. - Stone Lake, WI.

Ms. Beverly Simone - West Nyack, NY.

Ms. Maggie Pleskac - Lincoln, NE.

Cathleen M. King - Galesburg, MI.

Ms. Charlene Shank - Dover, Pa.

J. Fink - Garberville, Ca.

Ms. Carol Troisi - Unityville, Pa.

Phil Goulet - Carlisle, Pa.

*If we missed your individual name, association, or group title, please let us know. We are trying to recognize those who assisted in our efforts, while impacting the community and envoronment around each of us.