2012. Beekeepers are suddenly wealthy as governments around the world passed legislation recognizing the enormous value of honey bees as the pollination agent for mankind's food. Motivated (and frightened) by Einstein's prediction that without bees we will all die, voters forced their rulers to put the "Bee Tax" in place. A flat 25% fee attached to every almond and apple purchased anywhere in the world. The money is dropped into an envelope, sent to a non-profit church-run charity organization where priests, rabbis, mullahs, preachers, and agnostic ethicists volunteer to distribute the money equitably to beekeepers.
Ah, to live in the future! Meanwhile, catch less current Beekeeping Blog notes for 2011 here.
I'll eventually update this blog with real bees news. Sorry I've been behind. Two months!
But I haven't disappeared, so stay patient and keep checking back.
....and have a great winter!