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We've all heard that bees are disappearing, and now it's spreading to Bee-Boys. It's bad enough to lose our honey bees, but when hip hop bees start dying, we must take action!

Seriously, honey bees are the canary in the coal mine, to mix insects, animals and metaphors for a minute. We don't know if it's environmental, because of genetically modified crops, or some kind of brand new pathogen. But it's obviously a problem that they're disappearing, and the impact on humans is rapidly becoming clear.

Haagen Daz, yes, of the ice cream, sponsors a site called Help the Honey Bees with lots of useful information. They also are the sponsors of this video, so they have a sense of humor, which is always a nice surprise to find in the middle of a dire environmental warning.

Things like bees disappearing can seem overwhelming and impossible to stop. Remember that it's less scary and more manageable when you focus on what you can do rather than what's happening around us. Check out the section on How You Can Help with ideas like planting bee friendly flowers in your garden, and links to donate to Penn State and University of California at Davis where they are researching Colony Collapse Disorder.

Plant a little lavender and thyme, save some bees. That's simple, right?