If not, you're in luck, because it's National Pollinator Week. To celebrate, www.pollinator.org has loaded up its Web site with downloadable handouts to educate the masses on the importance of pollinators in our ecosystem and the plight of honey bees. There is a guide for gardeners, a guide for 4th-6th grade teachers and dozens of others. There is also a menu for chefs who might want to whip up an educational dinner party with specific ingredients that honor the work of a variety of pollinators.
If you really want to get into the spirit of the week (and get some free sunflower seeds for your garden), join the research project at www.greatsunflower.org/. This group looks for volunteers to grow a specific variety of sunflower and then record how many bees visit during a specified amount of time. The results will help a formal academic study about bee populations in the southwest.
Pollinator.org's resource page has many links to other projects to help you become actively involved in helping bees in very simple ways.
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