Thank You Research

"If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man"

I found this quote, attributed to Albert Einstein, whilst researching bees for the 'thank you' project. It outlines, pretty succinctly, why they are vital to humankind. I've also read various articles on the web about the bee situation which are linked to here;

BBC campaign to save bees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7739798.stm

Why are europe’s bees dying?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/politics_show/regions/south_west/8250136.stm

Bees ‘poisoned’ by farm chemicals

http://www.saveourbees.org.uk/index.asp

Save our bees campaign website

http://www.gopetition.com/petitions/save-the-bees-and-the-human-race.html

Visual Research on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33211454@N04/sets/72157622460964039/