Honey bees pollinate one third of the food we eat, yet honey bee populations in this country have fallen by half since the 1940’s and continue to decline. Our very food system is under threat and rests on the wings of these tiny insects and the commercial beekeepers that move them from farm to orchard, pollinating crops that native pollinators can no longer adequately accomplish due to our agricultural practices involving pesticides; and politics are making that simple act of nature more difficult every day.