LONGMONT, CO — Returning for a second year after the inaugural 2020 program, the National Honey Board is celebrating National Honey Month this September with “Honey Saves Hives.” As honey bee populations experience rapid rates of decline, protecting these pollinators is becoming even more crucial to our ecosystem and food supply, as honey bees are responsible for more than 35% of the foods we eat and the honey we enjoy.
To provide consumers a way to support research that helps honey bees, the National Honey Board is partnering with several top US food and beverage manufacturers who will each make a donation to Project Apis m., the largest US non-profit working to protect honey bees. By purchasing products made with honey from participating brands during the month of September, consumers will help fund bee health research and programs.
The participating companies include Companion Baking, Justin’s, Lost Cause Meadery, Melle Water and Purely Elizabeth.